Ontario Line

• ‘Denied and obfuscated’: Ford government forced to release Eglinton LRT, Ontario Line emails

  For two years, government lawyers argued the release of two emails about the Eglinton Crosstown LRT and the Ontario Line could harm the economy.

  Politics

  Jul 17
  
• ‘Shell-shocked’: Homeowners reeling as Ontario Line gobbles up more Toronto homes

  Metrolinx said 'updated assessments' revealed more homes are 'vulnerable to potential structural impacts ... due to tunnelling activities' for the Ontario Line through Riverdale.

  Features

  Aug 22, 2024
  
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• Original Ontario Line price didn’t include all costs: Metrolinx CEO

  The 15-kilometre transit line has ballooned in price from the original $10.9 billion for construction to $27.2 billion to build, maintain and operate the trains for 30 years.

  Politics

  Jun 25, 2024
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• ‘Allergic to accountability’: Ford government under fire for ballooning Ontario Line costs

  The ballooning cost of Premier Doug Ford's signature Ontario Line transit project has led to new criticism that the government was "not upfront" about the taxpayer-funded price tag

  Politics

  Jun 24, 2024
• Ontario Line subway project price tag increases by billions of dollars

  The cost of the Ford government's signature Ontario Line subway project has increased again, with estimates now sitting north of $27 billion.

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2024
• Family says 81-year-old woman is being ‘bullied’ in Ontario Line expropriation case

  The family of an 81-year-old Toronto woman whose home is being expropriated for construction of the Ontario Line says she is being 'bullied' to sell the house.

  Features

  Jun 5, 2024
• Learning from Eglinton: How Ford government is managing transit expansion expectations

  As the Ford government continues to struggle with public backlash from the Eglinton LRT, renewed efforts are going into keeping timelines for other projects vague and realistic.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2023
• ‘This is not good’: Leslieville businesses affected by Metrolinx construction

  Construction traffic delays are impacting Leslieville businesses as workers dig up roads in the area to build new transit lines in the city.

  Economy

  Oct 19, 2023
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• Bad press prompted Metrolinx CEO to complain about government control

  Internal tracking measurements at Metrolinx, obtained by Global News, pushed CEO Phil Verster to raise concerns with Premier Doug Ford's office about communications at his agency.

  Politics

  Jul 26, 2023
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• Ford government to meet conservation authority over Science Centre lands

  Officials with the Toronto Region Conservation Authority, which owns much of the land the Ontario Science Centre is built on, say the Ford government has asked for a meeting.

  Politics

  May 1, 2023