38 | The Audit A penny-bypenny reckoning of the month in money
An appraisal of the month in money
$30,000
Amount that Kylie McDonald, a 17-year-old aspiring teacher, found inside a mesh bag in a Milton plaza. In a small act of selflessness, she turned the cash over to Halton Regional
Police. “I was honestly so nervous,” she said. “It reminded me of a movie scene.”
$75,000
Minimum damages sought in a civil lawsuit by the Oakland sheriff who claims that Raptors president Masai Ujiri assaulted him courtside after the Raptors won the NBA title. “The truth will come out,” said Ujiri, who called the lawsuit malicious.
$150,000
Amount donated by the Nav Bhatia Superfan Foundation to upgrade the basketball courts at Paul Coffey Park in Malton. The courts will be painted, benches will be installed and a decorative wrap will spruce up the surrounding fence.
$3,290,000
Money raised by the Canada Strong campaign, which Paramount Fine Foods CEO Mohamad Fakih launched for the families of the victims of Flight 752. The public donated $1.79 million, while the federal government chipped in $1.5 million.
$6,000,000
Amount pledged by Mayor John Tory for youth anti-violence programs to help curtail swelling gun violence in the city.
$31,000,000
Damages sought by former Blue Jays pitcher Mike Bolsinger in a lawsuit against the Houston Astros, all of which would go to charity. Bolsinger claims that in 2017, the Astros ended his career with their sign-stealing scheme. In his final MLB game, he coughed up four runs to the Astros then got demoted to triple-A.
$73,500,000
Estimated amount lost by the TTC to fare evasion in 2019, according to a recent study. Most of the payment-dodging took place on streetcars, where passengers are allowed to board through unmonitored doors.
$30,000,000,000
Colossal cost of the transit plan the city recently inked with the Ford government, under which the province will take responsibility for designing and constructing four major transit projects, including the much-discussed Ontario Line.