Matthew McGuire founded the Toronto Taxpayers Coalition in 2010 after becoming concerned about the lack of a strong voice advocating for taxpayers in the city. After a year of quiet organizing and networking to ensure the best people were in place, the coalition was launched shortly after the 2010 election.

In the past, Matthew served as a riding president for three years and volunteered for candidates of varying political affiliation, all of whom shared the utmost respect for taxpayers money. He is an accomplished programmer analyst in the private sector and volunteers for various non-political entities as well.

Matthew holds a Computer Programmer diploma from Algonquin College.

Renée Bursey has been enthusiastically involved with Toronto Taxpayers Coalition since 2011. Renee was appointed to the position of Administrative Assistant ahead of the essay contest asking the question "Lower taxes are good for Toronto because...."

Renee is currently a student working on her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Ryerson University. She plans on expanding her studies to the University of Paris Dauphine in 2013 for six months and is bilingual in both English and French. Renee was born in Toronto and has been a lifetime resident of North York where she currently resides. Besides volunteering with the Toronto Taxpayers Coalition, she also holds two part time jobs while managing school.