Toronto’s mayor is asking the federal and provincial governments for money to help Canadian cities through a second fiscal year of the COVID-19 pandemic.Mayor John Tory addressed the Empire Club of Canada this afternoon, giving a preview of Toronto’s 2021 budget.The budget will be brought before Toronto city council on Thursday.Tory had advocated for a “Safe Restart agreement” for municipalities across the country in 2020, which federal and provincial governments agreed to last year.
Mayor John Tory reflects on a year of hardship, progress, and Toronto’s future recovery He is now calling for a Safe Restart 2.0 agreement as the pandemic stretches into its second fiscal year.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus.