Toronto tax phobia starves transit
City would rather slash subway services than implement land transfer tax.
Those who care about the future of cities should read it, whether they live in Toronto or not.Mary Soderstrom's blog
It's always nice when people that you write about like what you write. I'm no musician, and one of the big unknowns about River Music was what musicians might think. In fact, I was so unsure that I went out of my way not to ask musicians I knew what their opinion was.
But to my great delight, the reaction of musicians has been spontaneous and very positive. Here are three:
From pianist Jana Stuart:
"Mary, I just finished River Music. I could not put it down. I related so much to the character of Gloria Murray and the plight of the young pianist. I loved it to pieces. "
From Madeleine Owen, lutist and artistic director, Ensemble La Cigale:
"Gloria, is tough and not always likable and yet, I had to recognize some of her difficult choices as merely typical of what a musician, especially a woman, has to do in order to succeed in the competitive world of music."
And Cléo Palacio-Quintin, flûtiste-compositrice says:
"River Music nous emporte dans le flot d'une vie musicale riche en émotions. Dans un rythme fluide, Mary Soderstrom transcrit avec finesse la passion intime d'une interprète pour sa musique...difficile de poser le livre avant la fin."
Toronto tax phobia starves transit
City would rather slash subway services than implement land transfer tax.
Those who care about the future of cities should read it, whether they live in Toronto or not.
1 comment:
Toronto is a failed city. The mayor admits that Toronto cannot sustain Toronto, they need to mooch more from the rest of the province. We here in Ottawa don't go begging to the province and frankly it is immoral to tax Ontarians just to give it to Toronto. A billion dollars for a subway line that isn't very efficient is a slap in the face to Ontarians. And spare me the argument that a strong Toronto benefits Ontario; it does not. A "strong" Toronto means sticking your hand in my pocket and the pockets of other Ontarians. Screw that. Just admit you are a FAILURE, lose the attitude that makes Toronto so hated, and we might be more inclined to help.
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