15 09, 2020
15 07, 2020
Bill 184: Doug Ford’s actions don’t match his words on protecting renters.
Josh Matlow2020-09-15T20:00:40+00:00 8 06, 2020
THE TORONTO POLICE BUDGET: DEFUND, REBALANCE AND INVEST IN A NEW APPROACH
Josh Matlow2020-06-15T03:29:41+00:00Members Motion for Toronto City Council: Submitted By Councillor Josh Matlow, Seconded by Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam We watched the video of George Floyd being murdered by a Minneapolis police officer with horror, sadness and anger. We watched the video of Amy Cooper in New York weaponizing white privilege by calling the police on a Black [...]
14 01, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: TTC Budget Balanced on the Backs of Vulnerable Students
Josh Matlow2020-01-14T20:51:09+00:00Media Advisory TTC Budget Balanced on the Backs of Vulnerable Students Councillors join Student Unions to fight against unfair fare increases Toronto – Councillors Josh Matlow (Ward 12 – Toronto St. Paul's) and Mike Layton (Ward 11 – University Rosedale) will be joined by Student Union leaders from Toronto's post-secondary institutions to fight against unfair [...]
4 12, 2019
Improving the Quality of Care in City of Toronto Long-Term Care Homes
Josh Matlow2019-12-04T15:16:12+00:00Economic and Community Development Committee 10th floor, West Tower, City Hall 100 Queen Street West Toronto, ON M5H 2N2 Re: EC 10.8 Seniors Services and Long-Term Care Implementation Plan and Update November 29th, 2019 Dear Chair and Committee Members, I am writing to request that the Committee consider the Staff recommendations in EC 10.8 Seniors [...]
29 10, 2019
Transit Plan Buries Common Sense: Provincial Plan Costs $618,181 for Every New Transit Rider
Josh Matlow2019-10-30T15:24:40+00:00While the proposed new transit deal with the Province of Ontario reduces the City's capital burden for new transit, the plan itself does not provide good value for the available funds. To demonstrate the absurdity of the plan, for the same cost that the province is paying to bury the Eglinton West Crosstown Extension and [...]
23 08, 2019
Supporting Youth at-risk More Effective than Surveillance
Josh Matlow2019-08-23T20:09:42+00:00August 23, 2019 Supporting Youth at-risk More Effective at Fighting Violent Crime than Ford-Tory Surveillance Announcement CCTV has "no impact on levels of violent crime" Toronto – Premier Doug Ford and Mayor John Tory's announcement today that the province will give the Toronto Police Service $3 million to install CCTV cameras will not lead [...]
30 04, 2019
The City of Toronto Community Stewardship Program
Josh Matlow2019-04-30T18:01:39+00:00The City of Toronto Community Stewardship Program has a site in the Nordheimer. The program began on April 29th but anyone can join during the season and then attend regularly. The team meets at Roycroft Park at 150 Boulton Drive, Tuesdays at 6 p.m. and work together until 8 p.m. They work on a city [...]
18 04, 2019
Toronto-St. Paul’s Tenant Summit: April 28
Josh Matlow2019-04-24T18:52:28+00:00Please join me, M.P.P. Jill Andrew, MP Carolyn Bennett and Toronto-St. Paul’s Tenant Association Network (TSPTAN) for an afternoon of information, discussion, ideas and action to address tenant issues here in Toronto-St. Paul’s. The event will take place Sunday, April 28th from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Oakwood Village Library (341 Oakwood Ave.) [...]
17 04, 2019
Provincial Transit Plans Leave More Questions Than Answers
Josh Matlow2019-04-22T17:51:13+00:00As many of you have heard, Premier Doug Ford announced a new transit plan last week. As the map below shows, the dotted blue lines represent 5 new lines or extensions. While there is merit to aspects of the Premier's proposal, there are more questions than answers after last week's announcement. A: Yonge North Extension [...]
