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Economic Opportunity: Transit System

Rocco Dept: Background : In a March 4 speech, Rossi said the city needs a transit system that will support the wave of newcomers coming to Toronto over the next decade, according to The Star. The one million figure soon became a staple in Ford s talking points. On a televised debate, he questioned the value of immigrants when, he said, the city struggles to serve the needs of the people already living here and claim : Rocco Rossi and Rob Ford have both said Toronto will be absorbing one million newcomers over the next 10 years. We re getting one million new people in the next 10 years. That s either a fabulous economic opportunity or a recipe for disaster, he said. As reported in the news.
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