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The really troubling question about that $65 million (or more, the number has not been finalized) is that city council has never, ever authorized spending it, or agreeing to spend it. City Council has still never had a vote on replacing Transit City with [Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s] subway scheme—the provincial agency Metrolinx has changed plans based simply on the mayor’s expressed desire….
The mayor of Toronto does not have the authority to spend that money, or to agree to spend that money, without approval from council. Hell, the mayor cannot order office supplies without seeking competitive bids… It’s as if he snuck out with the city credit card when no one was looking and charged an open-ended tab with Metrolinx. And the costs on that tab are the costs of not building anything.
"Edward Keenan’s fine rant on how Toronto’s Mayor, Rob Ford, and the complete mess he has created for both the city’s transit and finances (via saila)
(Source: thegridto.com, via saila)
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