I may have spoken too soon about the Ontario Government’s announcement of new capital funding for transit. I had earlier said that this money was in addition to the $100 million per year for the next ten years promised in the Tories $9 Billion/three-way funding formula (said as much in the press release) but according to the Star and CBC Radio, TTC commissioners aren’t so sure. They were expecting on the order of $77 million to come from this announcement, and the Tories promise of $62.3 million puts them $14 million short. “It’s okay!” says Mayor Mel, the additional $14 million will come in a Ministry announcement later this week. “What?!” says the Ministry. “News to us!”

So, the news ranges from doom and gloom to confusion. Is this Ontario politics or the Keystone Cops? And are those two choices mutually exclusive?