Join Progress Toronto on Tuesday, April 30 at 6PM as we knock on doors in Scarborough Centre and help people take action against education cuts. Find out more!
We need to be able to safely and affordably get around the city - in the winter and all year. City Council votes March 7th!
Patricia O’Connell, the Executive Director of Sistering, has been advocating and fighting for vulnerable communities and women for decades. Last week, she stood up to the Mayor and City Councillors to demand they invest more in affordable housing and shelters - that they do more to save lives. She gets into a heated exchange with a City Councillor who tries to pass off the responsibility. Patricia stands her ground and inspires all of us. See the full video here.
With extreme cold warnings in place, a record number of people experiencing homelessness, an affordable housing crisis in our city, and an overflowing shelter system, it’s time Mayor Tory and Toronto City Council declared our homelessness and housing crisis a State of Emergency. Read more and take action.
On Monday morning, Mayor John Tory did a 14 minute interview with Matt Galloway on CBC’s Metro Morning. We transcribed the interview and highlighted how Mayor Tory could have stepped up for us, but didn’t. Read the full post here.
Thursday city council debates Premier Ford’s plan to steal valuable pieces of our TTC — including our subway system. Use our action form send an email directly to your councillor and the mayor.
Ford’s grab of the TTC won’t improve our commutes. It will make fares even higher and leave us with less say over our transit system.
City Council votes this Thursday. Tell Mayor Tory and your city councillor to stand up to Ford and vote to the stop the giveaway of the TTC. Take action now: https://www.progresstoronto.ca/ttc-grab-take-action.
On Thursday, December 13, city council will debate Premier Doug Ford’s plan to break apart our TTC and steal away valuable pieces of it — including our subway system.
This is an exciting week in local politics! It is the beginning of the new term of city council and the school board. Councillors and trustees are being sworn in and decision-making processes are being set up!
At Progress Toronto, we are getting ready for the work ahead and we need your help!
We want to send you updates and actions that are most relevant to you — to let you know how your local councillor or trustee is voting on key issues and help you get in touch with them to advocate for a more progressive Toronto.
To do this, make sure you’re subscribed to our email list and with your postal code. With your postal code, we are able to determine what ward you live in and your councillor.