Karen Stintz picks a fight with council over $5 million in TTC money (and then promptly loses it)

When she’s not busy undermining Rob Ford’s grand transit plan, Karen Stintz has been busy feuding with her fellow councillors over $5 million in TTC funding. Councillors who voted last week to save millions of dollars from the budget axe believe the amount earmarked for the TTC should be used to stave off service cuts; Stintz, on the other hand, believes the money should go toward paying for new vehicles and Wheel-Trans service for dialysis patients. So, in order to force Stintz’s hand, Gloria Lindsay-Luby, who supported saving bus routes, sought a legal opinion, and the city solicitor said that, yes, the extra cash should go toward preventing service reductions. Now, apparently looking to compromise (it’s a theme at city hall this week), Stintz says all the money will go toward the Wheel-Trans service. Though, if she loses this battle and wins the other she’s currently fighting, we figure all will be right in the world. Read the entire story [Toronto Star] »