Toronto Emergency Bosses' VIP Access to Swift, World Series

0:00It's May 1st. This is Canada News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. Top City Emergency Bosses in Toronto got prime spots inside Roger Center for Taylor Swift's 2024 Concerts and last year's World Series, Games, but nowhere else in two years. Freedom of information records show the Emergency Management Director, Joanna Bevan-Dajardin, clocked in for four Swift shows in November and two. Playoff Games Fire Chief Jim Jessup and Paramedic Chief Bikram Chowla showed up too, along with some debuts, all tied to those big events. Folks are scratching their heads because tickets cost a fortune, and regular crowds didn't pull these execs out. An insider calls it, a VIP tree, with leaders filling made up roles while frontline teams handled the real grind. The city defends it as standard incident teams for coordination, following best practices with clear commanders. Still, no word on overtime pay, and police details are late under the rules. Meanwhile, those events racked up big bills, like over $400,000 in police overtime for

1:05one World Series game and more than one. 130,000 for Swift staffing. Makes you wonder about priorities when the stadium's private team usually runs things.