This isn't even a boondoggle yet. I mean, of course it's going to go way over budget and be late, and of course it will eventually be a boondoggle, but you can't slap that label on it until it is!

[–] CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca 1 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Considering the Liberal track record, the final bill would be closer to $300billion.

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 hours ago

The joy of using the lowest bidder. Takes longer, costs more, lower quality. Procurement needs to change. Lowest bid always costs more cause they cut corners to be lowest, then the city/province/feds need to pony up more and more in sunk cost bs. Lowest bid and highest bid need to be tossed, requirements to stay on budget/time need to be implemented and used as a metric in future projects. This company always goes over time/budget? They get pushed down the list, only accepted for lower level projects until they prove themselves. Project comes in on time/budget? They get a leg up on next project as they are reliable. Why does every effort of the gov't to save money cost us more?

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 hours ago

How far under budget is Metrolinx under Drug Ford?