If you haven’t yet read Andre Bermon’s coverage in The Bridge about the outrageous overspending on 233 Carlton – which is supposed to be a women’s resource and drop- in centre that hasn’t opened yet – you really should. It’s appalling.
The agreement entered into by City Staff using delegated authority, whose costs spiked far beyond anything reasonable, all while keeping myself and the rest of Council in the dark.
Every reasonable person should be outraged. I’ve personally submitted an administrative inquiry to get to the bottom of this. People’s hard-earned tax dollars deserve respect, and every dollar needlessly wasted is money diverted from services that people need.
I’m taking action to ensure that this never happens again by enhancing accountability measures on projects that do not have council oversight, and lowering the threshold for when they take effect.
Special thanks to Toronto Centre’s Andre Bermon and The Bridge for their excellent reporting on this.