“A Toronto bid for 2025 will require an immediate mobilization of resources,” Ernst & Young reported to the city when asked to study the prospects for a bid. At some point, councillors will be forced to put this misbegotten beast of an idea out of its misery. Might an Expo bid speed up development in the Port Lands? “Should the city of Toronto choose to submit a bid … our government is prepared to explore next steps,” the letter reads. There are many sensible provisos attached, not least that Expo mustn’t divert any provincial or federal funds from other envelopes.

Source: National Post May 24, 2016 21:07 UTC