Compas Poll / Survey

By a wide margin, Torontonians fear that their City is falling behind other major business centres in the country. Waste and poor value for taxes paid are to blame. There are fears that business is going away.

Torontonians are highly satisfied with the quality of fire and emergency, water, and police services while highly dissatisfied with the quality of services to the poor, waste and inefficiency, and the quality of roads. Residents of Canada’s largest city give failing or near failing grades to the Mayor and Council for their roles in the City’s performance and for preparing the City for the future.

Torontonians want control over taxes using a referendum and want an increase in people paying for the municipal services they use.

Concerns are widespread and cross all demographic categories of age, origin, and borough. Torontonians do not have a defined view of what to do about the City’s falling behind, aside from identifying the issues and assigning blame.