It's just a crying shame that he'll likely only end up being remembered for his faults, rather than for how well he truly served the people of Toronto, and above all else, respected the taxpayer...
In 3 short years as Mayor, he managed;
- End the disgusting & excessive waste of taxpayers money and the rightly dubbed "gravy train".
He reigned in councillors budgets, and put a stop to idiotic nonsense such as taxpayer's money being used for personal expensive coffee machines & $15,000 retirement parties.
- Brokered a 4 year deal with city outside workers, saving taxpayers a bundle AND avoiding a garbage strike in the process. (a feat that both the Millerites & Lastman administrations abysmally failed to do)
- Privatised garbage collection for half the city, again saving taxpayers a truckload of money. (and the private contractor has been a marked improvement of service to boot!)
- Scrapped the $60 vehicle registry tax
- Kept his promise not to raise property taxes initially, and then only very modestly after two years
As well as his numerous community commitments, and generally being a politician who actually worked
for the people, instead of viewing taxpayers as a meal ticket.
He'll be sadly missed, and leaves behind a wife and two young children.
RIP to a great individual.
