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In the Toronto Star<\/a> this morning, Ward 9 councillor Maria Augimeri<\/a> has flip-flopped yet again on the vehicle and land-transfer tax issue. After the first vote in July, Augimeri voted with the 23-22 majority on council to on Ward 1 councillor Suzan Hall’s decision to defer the decision on the two taxes to October 22. But only a few days later, on July 25, she had said that she was \u00e2\u20ac\u0153na\u00e0\u00afve\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in thinking that the province was willing to help. Yet today, she is on record as saying that she just does not support the new revenue sources. <\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, of course, housing stats remain very strong<\/a> in Toronto and Canada, unlike the situation in the United States. Brokers and real estate agents camp out in front of condo pre-sales<\/a> in the hopes of making a quick purchase and commission in a market that is increasingly more expensive. Even the Toronto Real Estate Board has raved<\/a> about the rapidly growing resale market.<\/span><\/p>\n

This has not stopped the TREB, Ontario Home Builders’ Association and other industry groups have taken out ads in local papers hoping to derail the revenue tools for good and set up a website<\/a> denouncing the land transfer tax. One of the reasons she gives in her latest reversal is that Augimeri has said that she met with them and worries about construction workers in her ward. She also says that David Miller did not make municipal funding an issue during the election campaign.<\/p>\n

With Denzil Minnan-Wong or Case Ootes, at least you know where they stand. But not with the councillor from Ward 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the Toronto Star this morning, Ward 9 councillor Maria Augimeri has flip-flopped yet again on the vehicle and land-transfer tax issue. 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