IGNORING TORONTO'S $57 MILLION DEFICIT

Emboldened by a mayor, John Tory, who can’t say no to anyone, the usual suspects emerged Tuesday to lean on Toronto city's budget committee to fund their every want.

It didn’t take long for those who came to speak and the mostly leftist councillors on the committee to reiterate demands for a variety of revenue tools, that is, more taxes.

Gone was the hysteria of the Rob Ford days when they worried they might actually have to account for their handouts.