The former Ward 7 councillor maintains the charges can be scrapped by tightening the city’s budget, skewering spending on bike lanes, a bus barn, consultants, hiring of additional staff and increases to councillors’ office budgets.
“I ve been in business and when you bill every customer you have and then tell them, But, oh, I m going to give you a rebate provided you provide all the paperwork on a certain date, we have stacks coming out our ears. It s not going to work, sir.”