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Article title[edit]

The move to City of Toronto government should have been discussed first. I have changed it back to Municipal government of Toronto until a discussion takes place. TrailBlzr (talk) 18:39, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

What other government of Toronto is there? Municipal is unnecessary. Alaney2k (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed with the above and below - the "City of Toronto" is the common name of the City government - even the toronto.ca website copyright information is "© City of Toronto 1998 - 2020". In my opinion, "municipal" is an unnecessary addition to the name of this article. Titles such as "City of Toronto (government)", "Government of Toronto", or even it's official title " Corporation of the City of Toronto" would be much better. Turini2 (talk) 13:22, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 27 July 2019[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: No consensus – Split decision after two weeks, and consistency with other Canadian cities, e.g. Municipal government of Montreal has not even been mentioned. No prejudice against trying again or picking a different target, but maybe first some project-level discussion will help find an answer that can gain consensus. (non-admin closure) Dicklyon (talk) 23:40, 10 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Municipal government of Toronto → City of Toronto government – The government of the City of Toronto is the City of Toronto Corporation. It is commonly called the City of Toronto, although by convention City of titles redirect to the short form. The term Municipal government of Toronto is not used and is more of a technical term. We do not use Federal Government of Canada or Provincial Government of Ontario. Alaney2k (talk) 19:18, 27 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Support – seems sensible. —Joeyconnick (talk) 19:48, 27 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Move to Government of Toronto per consistency with other cities, i.e., Government of New York City, Government of Los Angeles, Government of Tokyo. CookieMonster755 ✉ 22:56, 27 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - I am ok with Government of Toronto, coz it's consistent with other naming, but it's not my first choice. Definitely better than Municipal government of ... Alaney2k (talk) 14:50, 31 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Addition of information about Toronto property tax rates[edit]

To preface, I'm new to Wikipedia, so please let me know if there's a certain format or way to do this.

Regarding the reversal of my contribution to add the current property tax rate and the history of the property tax rate to the article:

A municipality's property tax rate is a defining characteristic of the finances of the municipality. Although it can change from year to year, an initial baseline can help readers understand the context of Toronto's finances and comparisons to other municipalities.
Toronto has one of the lowest property tax rates in Ontario, and of most major municipalities. Its property tax rate is subsequently of note.
Toronto's property tax rate has changed minimally in the past decade and local politics are against any major shifts in the near future. If it changes significantly, that would be a significant event and worth adding to the article anyway.

I believe my contribution should be reinstated.

COI disclosure: I am an employee of Wowa Leads, Inc., a real estate and financial services company in Canada that aims to promote transparency in the real estate industry.

Bsl4canadian (talk) 20:51, 24 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]