*UPDATE!* On Thursday July 14th, Council voted for Local Food, again!

Council renews the local food program, beating some councillors` opposition with support from the food services industry and a TEA petition

In the spring and summer of 2011, the City reviewed all City services to decide which ones to cut, which to reduce, and which to increase user fees for, including important environmental programs.

In May and June the City of Toronto asked Torontonians for their feedback on core services. On Monday July 11th, the City reported on what Torontonians said about city services.

Throughout the election campaign, Mayor Ford made it clear he was not interested in the environment (see our Campaign Mid-Term and Final Report Cards and his Council Voting Record for 2007-08 and 2009-10).

We're collecting letters from people across Toronto to send a strong message to the new Council in December. We've got over 500 letters so far, but we need more!

Today, Torontonians woke up to a newly elected mayor, Rob Ford, and to a newly elected Council. Throughout his election campaign, Mayor Ford made it clear that he was not interested in the environment.

TEA has evaluated and graded almost 30 mayoral and over 200 council candidates in all wards of the city based on a survey of 20 'yes' or 'no' questions about the 6 Environmental Priorities identified by TEA and endorsed by organizations and individuals across the City.

Our mid-campaign report card examines what the top Mayoral candidates have said about Toronto's six Municipal Election Environmental Priorities. These priorities are endorsed by a growing list of community and environmental organizations across Toronto.

Voting records provide an objective read of City Council's commitment to an issue. Accordingly, we used six key City Council votes from 2009-10 to measure the recent Council's suppot for an environmental agenda.