Evidence library
Sources
Official records lead. Reporting and analysis provide context. Company statements are labelled as claims by the companies.
Primary records firstCity, TTC, Ombudsman, CMHC and Health Canada.
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Analysis
- Policy Options analysis ↗https://policyoptions.irpp.org/2026/07/grocery-surveillance-pricing/
Company statement
- Loblaw public statement ↗https://www.loblaw.ca/en/real-talk-does-loblaw-use-personal-data-to-raise-prices/
Official
- 2025 World Cup funding report ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-255512.pdf
- 2025 heat review agenda ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/report.do?meeting=2025.CC35&type=agenda
- 2025 winter review ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-257347.pdf
- 2026 Heat Relief Strategy ↗https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-toronto-rolls-out-heat-relief-strategy-to-help-residents-stay-safe-this-summer/
- 2026 World Cup budget note ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-261364.pdf
- 2026 budget decision ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.MPB38.1
- 2026 budget document ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/mpb/bgrd/backgroundfile-264740.pdf
- Accessibility committee item ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.DI11.4
- Auditor General work-plan item ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.AU11.3
- CMHC funding update ↗https://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/media-newsroom/news-releases/2026/updates-housing-accelerator-fund-agreements
- City agency profile ↗https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/accountability-operations-customer-service/city-administration/city-managers-office/agencies-corporations/agencies/toronto-parking-authority/
- City multiplex housing page ↗https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/planning-studies-initiatives/multiplex-housing/
- City surveillance-pricing letter ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-289756.pdf
- Citywide sixplex study ↗https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/planning-studies-initiatives/multiplex-housing/expanding-multiplex-permissions-sixplexes-citywide-study/
- Council and City transportation records ↗https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/
- Council decisions April 2024 ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/report.do?meeting=2024.CC17&type=decisions
- Council inquiry IA28.4 ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.IA28.4
- Council item EX26.13 ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.EX26.13
- Council item EX33.33 ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2026.EX33.33
- Council item MM22.9 ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.MM22.9
- Council item MM34.17 ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.MM34.17
- Final budget news release ↗https://www.toronto.ca/news/city-of-torontos-2026-budget-now-final-focuses-on-affordability-service-stability-and-financial-sustainability/
- Fiscal impact summary ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/rm/bgrd/backgroundfile-260054.pdf
- Health Canada refusal statement ↗https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2024/05/statement-from-the-minister-of-mental-health-and-addictions-and-associate-minister-of-health0.html
- Mayor communication on SCS and CTS ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/hl/comm/communicationfile-188790.pdf
- Mayor housing-support letter ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-258825.pdf
- Mayor’s Vacant Home Tax letter ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-244852.pdf
- Official signage response ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ia/bgrd/backgroundfile-253981.pdf
- Planning item PH22.4 ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.PH22.4
- Pool closure information review ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.MM31.26
- Renaming decision MM13.29 ↗https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2023.MM13.29
- Reserve briefing note ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/bu/bgrd/backgroundfile-261480.pdf
- SmartTrack program page ↗https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/transit-in-toronto/transit-expansion/smarttrack-stations-program/
- SmartTrack program update ↗https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-251517.pdf
- TTC April 2026 CEO report ↗https://cdn.ttc.ca/-/media/Project/TTC/DevProto/Documents/Home/Transparency-and-accountability/April-CEO-Report-2026---Bus---FINAL.pdf
- TTC daily customer report ↗https://www.ttc.ca/customer-service/daily-customer-service-report
- Toronto event planning resources ↗https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/venues-facilities-bookings/booking-city-facilities/
- Toronto opioid toxicity data ↗https://www.toronto.ca/news/toronto-public-health-releases-2023-data-for-opioid-toxicity-deaths/
- Toronto shelter and homelessness services ↗https://www.toronto.ca/community-people/community-partners/emergency-shelter-operators/
- Winter maintenance information ↗https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/road-maintenance/winter-maintenance/levels-of-snow-clearing-service/
Official watchdog
- Ombudsman investigation ↗https://www.ombudsmantoronto.ca/investigation-report/an-investigation-into-the-citys-response-to-a-vital-services-outage-in-a-multi-tenant-home/
- Ombudsman news release ↗https://www.ombudsmantoronto.ca/news/inaction-by-city-staff-left-rooming-house-without-heat-water-and-power-for-6-months/
Reporting
- Associated Press report ↗https://apnews.com/article/94ef91015425036903764641b79407e4
- CityNews coverage ↗https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/07/21/rip-off-mayor-chow-wants-to-ban-surveillance-pricing-at-toronto-grocery-stores/
- CityNews report ↗https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/10/09/mayor-chow-says-miscommunication-led-to-her-missing-oct-7-jewish-memorial/
- Contemporaneous report on Chow’s statement ↗https://cyclingmagazine.ca/sections/news/toronto-mayor-construction-not-bike-lanes-is-creating-congestion/
- Reuters Fan Festival report ↗https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/toronto-make-world-cup-fan-festival-mostly-free-after-10-entry-backlash-2026-04-24/
- TorontoToday coverage ↗https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/city-hall/chow-ban-surveillance-pricing-power-toronto-grocers-must-read-12593276
Research
- JAMA study on Toronto sites and crime ↗https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2841824