Ford to call off Transit City on Wednesday, reports say

Posted November 30, 2010 8:49 am.

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TORONTO, Ont. – Transit City could be derailed.

The National Post reported mayor-elect Rob Ford has called a meeting at City Hall for Wednesday, at which time he is expected to tell the head of the TTC to stop building the light-rail network.

Ford campaigned against David Miller’s planned legacy, even though city council, the TTC, the province and Ottawa have all approved the light-rail project and $137 million has been spent.

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