This story originally appeared on Canada’s National Observer and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
A plan to charge Toronto homeowners and businesses for paved surfaces on their properties is creating a public backlash, a deluge of negative international media attention, and even derisive comments from Donald Trump Jr.
The outcry reached such a crescendo last week, the city canceled public hearings on the tax, which is intended to help offset the hundreds of millions spent managing stormwater and basement flooding.
Dubbed “the rain tax” by critics, including the former US president’s son → Continue reading at Wired - Science