6 results found for jacobs
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jacob Kim
To: Toronto City Council
Date: April 9, 2018
Re: How Contracting Waste Services can Lower Costs and Improve Performance
After an unsuccessful push in early 2017 to put garbage collection out to contract in parts of eastern Toronto, it’s time to bring the idea back to the table. That is because there are clear cost savings to be had.
A previous C.D. Howe…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jacob Kim
To: Toronto City Council
Date: March 15, 2018
Re: How contracting waste services can improve municipal services
After an unsuccessful push in early 2017 to put up for contract garbage collection in parts of eastern Toronto, it’s time to bring the idea back to the table. Toronto should put up more waste services for contract because doing so can both lower costs…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jacob Kim
To: Innovation-Attentive Canadians
Date: June 13, 2018
Re: How Calgary (Quietly) Took the Lead as Canada’s Innovation Leader
Which is the most innovative city in Canada? Calgary now has the crown, by one of the most universal ways of measuring such things: patent applications. And it`s happened with none of the fanfare that accompanied the rise of previous tech…
Intelligence Memos
From: William B.P. Robson and Jacob Kim
To: Canadian Workers
Date: March 12, 2018
Re: Let’s Get You the Tools You Need to Succeed
Would we send a Canadian hockey team into international competition without sharp skates, safe helmets and sticks? Would we dispatch an Arctic expedition without warm clothing, food and navigation aids?
No: that would be irresponsible – unconscionable. Yet bad policies…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jacob Kim
To: Toronto City Council Executive Committee
Date: March 19, 2018
Subject: Let's Get Off the Land Transfer Tax Roller Coaster
Outgoing Toronto City Manager Peter Wallace laid down the gauntlet last week. In his presentation of the Roadmap to Financial Stability, Mr. Wallace made clear that the city has become too reliant on a hot property market feeding…
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis
To: The Incoming Ontario Minister of Finance
cc: The Hon. Bill Morneau, federal Minister of Finance and all provincial ministers of finance
Date: June 11, 2018
Re: A Lower Ontario Corporate Tax as the Catalyst for Broad Tax Reform
The Ontario voters have resoundingly chosen a new government. There will be much to unpack in the coming months, but the Progressive Conservative…