The Audit

A penny-by-penny reckoning of the month in money

$0.35

Fee that a Popeyes chicken joint at Yonge and Wellesley recently began adding to customers’ bills to offset the location’s soaring property taxes.

$135

Amount that Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi donated to Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank—$5 for every point the Argonauts scored in their Grey Cup win—thanks to a bet with John Tory.

$500

Amount the province is offering full-time college students who incurred unexpected costs because of the five-week faculty strike. Those who dropped out because of the walkout are also eligible for a full tuition refund.

$1,949

Cost of a replica chain of office ordered by Whitchurch-Stouffville mayor Justin Altmann, who was told to stop wearing the real necklace outside of official events. A GoFundMe campaign raised $2,005 to make sure taxpayers didn’t have to foot the bill.

$14,150

Amount a 33-year-old Liberty Village man allegedly accepted in cash deposits from eight prospective roommates without ever renting out his extra room. Other victims successfully fought to get their money back.

$2,000,000

Estimated value of jewellery a 38-year-old Toronto man allegedly stole in a recent series of Entertainment District office break-ins.

$121,500,000

Amount of federal public transit infrastructure funding—most of which would go to the TTC—that the city says it won’t be able to use because of a condition set by the Liberals: it must be applied to projects that will be completed before April 2019.

$727,100,000

Proposed 2018 budget for the TTC—a record-high 5.5 per cent increase over last year’s.