Poor Gordon Chong. The man who Rob Ford shouldered with the impossible task of making his Sheppard dream a reality is behind on his homework: he says “a lack of resources” will prevent him from meeting his Christmas deadline for presenting a business case on the subway extension. Chong still insists the slowly dying (or perhaps already dead) Sheppard line can be kick-started through a public-private partnership—but we suspect he’s only saying that because that’s what Ford wants him to say. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »
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Gordon Chong can’t deliver his Sheppard subway report on time (he’s also unsure about his future with the project)
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So it took him all this time to tell us that a useless Sheppard East subway is possible if the private sector kicks in a big chunk of cash? What a revelation! Newsflash! I could buy a second home, or a bigger car if the private sector gave me a lot of money too. Maybe Chong is just unable to present a business case for the line to nowhere because there really is no case to be made. Keep the good times rolling Ford!
December 15, 2011 at 8:58 am | by Nick