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Why did a key report on the mayor’s transit plan include inflated numbers?

Why did a key report on the mayor’s transit plan include inflated numbers?

FromThis Matters


Why did a key report on the mayor’s transit plan include inflated numbers?

FromThis Matters

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Feb 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Ben Spurr, Transportation Reporter Host: Jennifer Pagliaro, City Hall Reporter A freedom of information request filed by the Star’s Ben Spurr revealed emails that show staff inadvertently included projections in an attachment in a report in January 2021 that overstated the number of riders, residents and jobs Tory’s $1.46-billion SmartTrack program would serve. Spurr joins Jennifer Pagliaro to discuss his recent story: A report on the mayor’s transit plan mistakenly included inflated numbers. City staff knew but failed to fix them before council voted Don Peat, a spokesperson for the mayor, said Tory and his office had no knowledge of staff’s handling of the report until contacted about it by the Star. The mayor and council “rely on the expert advice of city staff on this and countless other matters and we are confident they approach this with the utmost professionalism and commitment to the city of Toronto,” he said.
Released:
Feb 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.