Never has so much been borne by so few (continued):
Statistics Canada defines the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) as:
"an area consisting of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core".
The chart below illustrates the disproportionate share of metropolitan costs borne by Victoria taxpayers. The costs of the Victoria CMA are shouldered by a mere 23% of the regional population. Only Vancouver comes close to this low, at 26%.
The remaining core cities in metropolitan areas of Canada have a resident taxpayer base much higher. Note that the amalgamated city of Halifax spreads its metropolitan costs most evenly and fairly -- to almost 100% of the metropolitan area residents, as does amalgamated Sudbury.
- Colin Nielsen
Statistics Canada defines the Census Metropolitan Area (CMA) as:
"an area consisting of one or more neighbouring municipalities situated around a major urban core. A CMA must have a total population of at least 100,000 of which 50,000 or more live in the urban core".
The chart below illustrates the disproportionate share of metropolitan costs borne by Victoria taxpayers. The costs of the Victoria CMA are shouldered by a mere 23% of the regional population. Only Vancouver comes close to this low, at 26%.
The remaining core cities in metropolitan areas of Canada have a resident taxpayer base much higher. Note that the amalgamated city of Halifax spreads its metropolitan costs most evenly and fairly -- to almost 100% of the metropolitan area residents, as does amalgamated Sudbury.
- Colin Nielsen
