The City of Toronto is once again quietly pushing the idea of a municipal sales tax in advance of next spring’s budget. Anyone who doesn’t want to see an extra tax layered on top of every purchase they make within the city limits needs to make their voices heard now, before this plan is put into further motion.

It wasn’t long after Olivia Chow was first elected Mayor in 2023 that staff floated the idea of adding a third layer of consumer taxation onto residents. A staff report that summer mused on the amount of money that could be raised by such a tax. It went on to recommend that the city engage in conversations with the province, which needs to approve such tax-granting powers. The province at the time declined to comment on how they’d respond to such a request.

Thankfully, the plan fi

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