On Jan 24th TCBN attended the City of Toronto’s Toronto East York Community Council, where Rosemarie Powell presented on the Ontario Line. TCBN continues to advocate for Metrolinx to commit to a Community Benefits Agreement as part of the estimated $18 billion Ontario Line public transit project and that all contracts include requirements for Community Benefits and Workforce Development plans that ensure local and equitable hiring targets with transparency and community oversight. Metrolinx has yet to fulfill its promise to update Ontario Line RFPs and project agreements to include community benefits.

We thank the TEYCC and Deputy Mayor Ausma Malik who supported a motion asking Metrolinx to include updates on these items in the next quarterly report.