Toronto police have won a fight with city hall for a budget increase, but councillors and experts say that funding now comes with heightened expectations that they’ll lower response times to emergency calls in the next 12 months.
One of the most heated budget fights at city hall could get underway in the weeks ahead. You've probably heard the debate over Toronto's police budget and who you've heard about it from makes a big difference.
City councillors are set this week to dig into the new deal Toronto has reached with the province, but experts say questions remain over whether Ottawa will provide billions more in financial relief.