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Emmett Shane

Emmett Shane is a semi-retired CBC Toronto journalist (TV, radio, online) who covers Toronto transit and urban affairs and guest-hosts The Torontonian podcast.

Sep 29, 2026

Doug FordSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
6:29
and along with them along much quicker i always say faster quicker and cheaper the fact is we can get it done infrastructure ontario and metrolinx have a track record of delivering projects on time and on budget and we are working with the city and we are working fast
6:50
Okay, now, Mary, that clip reminds me of something that I stumbled on when I was researching for this podcast.
6:59
And it was a back and forth between Ford and a reporter talking about the rising cost of the Ontario line, the construction.
7:09
And the reporter asked, look, in 2026 dollars, this has gone up by massive amounts of money.
7:18
And Ford said, well, you know, it's the inflation that's causing that.
7:22
And the reporter said, no, Mr.
7:24
Premier, the inflation is stripped out and it's 20, 26 dollars.

14 MINS LATER

Steve MunroSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
21:33
I'm going to turn that head and say, to be fair, I cannot imagine building a cut-and-cover

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