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| R. Michael Warren |
The former high-ranking Toronto and provincial bureaucrat R. Michael Warren makes a closely-reasoned argument in the Toronto Star that the Scarborough subway is a no-value for money proposition being pushed forward by Mayor Tory and Premier Wynne for thin political expediencies. Mr Warren sees the mayor acting out of a simple need to keep an ally in the Premier as he embarks on unknown challenges in which he will no doubt need a friend. As for the Premier, Warren finds the member for Don Valley West engaged in a strategy which places the Liberal Party first and the taxpayer second (our words). Mr. Warren closes his column on a note which, given the background to this story, might surprise even him with the sense of hope he expresses. “There’s still time for Wynne and Tory to put the Scarborough transit link through the same rigorous value-for-money analysis they say is being applied to every other transit investment.” says the former TTC chief general manager. “It would go a long way toward showing they’re serious about making transit decisions based on costs and benefits rather than wasting money on parochial politics.” R. Michael Warren, Toronto Star
