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Sutcliffe promises to spend money the city doesn't have | Opinion

Mohammed Adam: The mayor's new transit pledge banks on a projected $85M in monthly savings from not-yet-signed provincial LRT takeover plan.

In a remarkable election-year turn of events, Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is spending money the city doesn’t yet have in its coffers to pay for a 30 per cent fare cut in the monthly adult transit pass.

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