Metrolinx VPs Increase Despite Spending Promises

0:00It's April 1st. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is Canada News Today, Local News Powered by AI. Metrolinx, Ontario's big transit agency, now has 124 vice presidents on staff. Up 5% from last year, according to the brain as a costate, latest sunshine list. That's as many VPs as there are MPPs in the province. With their average pay hitting around $248,000, a jump from two. 143,000 the year before, this bump ties back to a push to cut reliance on outside consultants. The agency dished over 400 of those contracts, saving about $100 million, and brought some of that expertise in-house as, full-time leaders. NDP, leader Merritt Stiles, is calling it out, saying spinning at the top is spiraling despite promises to rain it in. She points to fast salaries for execs while everyday folks struggle with costs. CEO Michael Lindsay, who's been on the job just over a year, aimed

1:00to shrink the leadership blow and end old legal fights. He cut consultants sharply, but converted six of them to VP roles this year. Way slower growth than the 36 added before. Metrolinx says they're building stronger internal teams for the province's massive transit build-out, trading contractor costs for stable staff who? Know the game and set out.