road renewal funding, and says that shortfall is behind the reduction in this year's road spending.

2.33% hikes may not be sustainable: Bowman

The province's Progressive Conservative government denies any obligation to pay the $40 million and says there was a political commitment — by the previous NDP government — to fund a five-year roads plan.

"None of these political commitments bound a successor government," provincial Municipal Relations Minister Jeff Wharton said in an open letter to Bowman on Monday.

City council finance chair Scott Gillingham (St. James) argues the Tory government, by funding the third and fourth years of the five-year program, committed itself to the road renewal funding plan for its fifth year.

During the 2018 mayoral campaign, Bowman pledged to keep property tax increases to 2.33 per cent per yearShimon Peres, a former Israeli president and a towering figure who concluded the Oslo Accords during his term as Foreign minister, died Tuesday at age 93.
For many Israelis, Peres is regarded as the founding generation who assisted in the establishment of the Jewish State. The groundbreaking, first-time-ever peace agreement between Israel and Palestine was also signed under his pen.
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas told the i24News that “Peres’ death is a great loss to humanity and the region.”
But he remains as a controversial figure among Palestinians. He was also unloved by right-wing Israelis for his trying to promote peace between two sides, which prevented him to break into the prime minister's post.
“For the Palestinians, he will be seen as the man who has not implemented the Oslo Accords,” Leila