‘We don’t have the luxury of time’: Toronto to make drastic cuts to services within weeks without help from Queen’s Park or Ottawa, mayor warns

Toronto's projected $1.9-billion COVID-19 deficit has been reduced by $513.7 million in savings on wages, fuel, and services like crossing guards for school children, but unless other governments step up with emergency funding, drastic cuts to programs and services will have to begin within weeks, Mayor John Tory said Tuesday.