London budget

Do our politicians not understand negotiating? Read More

In terms of the multi-year budget, yes, give the police the funding they need to hire new officers, new staff, new communications, but they do not need $492,000 for an armoured vehicle. Read More

The proposed police budget contains gadgets, hardware and personnel that reads more like a list of resources being sent to help Ukraine. London is not a war zone. The police board chair has said we are all living in fear and this increase in police resources will make us safer

City politicians, like others in Ontario, have been "intimidated" by London police into backing a huge budget increase in 2024 and over the next three years that leaves other areas of municipal governance underfunded, a longtime critic of police spending says. Read More

A narrow city council majority broke with Mayor Josh Morgan on Thursday morning to alter his proposed municipal budget and add 18,000 new hours of London Transit service over the next four years. Read More

Amid tense talks at city hall over the 2024-27 municipal budget, the idea of limiting the London Public Library's budget increase, particularly after a cyberattack and ongoing structural issues at their branches, has drawn criticism. LFP's Jack Moulton takes a look at where the library sits, and whether they can

The City of London’s 2024 budget is really all about London police. Read More

Councillors need to maintain a vision for the future and keep in mind it is insufficient merely to keep us safe; they must also build a city that is livable, and in which people want to live. The police budget may need a boost, but there are other dramatically underfunded

Funding for London Transit has been one of the hottest flashpoints during city council's 2024-27 budget talks, especially since conventional transit (for able-bodied riders) is getting no money for new hours. LFP reporter Jack Moulton takes a look at the potential outcome for the London Transit Commission and what it

City council deliberations over London's 2024-27 budget are nearing the final stretch. Many organizations, with one notable exception, have had to walk away with some or none of what they sought, just one result of new mayoral powers that have shaken up city hall's municipal spending. LFP's Jack Moulton takes

When is London Transit going to realize the people they have to satisfy are the riders? Read More

The third full of day political deliberations on London city hall's first budget crafted under newly enacted strong mayor legislation began Thursday morning with a bit of confusion – and a touch of conflict between politicians. Read More