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Chris Selley: Ontario Line should be the beginning of the end of Canada's infrastructure-surcharge nightmare

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Thirty-four billion Canadian dollars; $2.2 billion per kilometre. Three times more than projected, with more increases possible, we are warned, which is to say certain.

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“Impossible” is a big word, but that’s the new estimate from Metrolinx, the Frankenstein’s monster of a Crown agency whose thundering herd of 7,000-odd employees — 124 of them vice-presidents, at last report — is nominally in charge of building transit in the Greater Toronto Area, with nominal oversight from Queen’s Park. And while almost nothing will shock those who follow this file closely, this is at the very least well beyond the realms of what should be possible.

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In 2025, the Ontario Line’s three VPs with “Ontario Line” in their titles, two of them sharing the title of “executive vice president, subway delivery, Ontario Line,” made $902,0000 between them. They should be fired for cause and the entire agency closed down. The Ministry of Transport can screw this up perfectly well on its own, and own it.

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