Editorial: No to higher taxes … but infrastructure is a problem

Ontario municipalities’ idea of raising provincial sales tax to help fix aging infrastructure got a quick thumbs down from provincial party leaders last week.
That was no surprise. Raising a highly visible tax less than a year before an election, to benefit another level of government, adds up to three strikes for provincial leaders.
That doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem that requires a solution. Municipalities say they need an additional $4.9 billion a year to keep the publi