The Audit
An appraisal of the month in money
$89
Price of the Raptors’ new “Rise in Power” hoodies, designed as part of a Black Lives Matter collection.
$957
Cost of a three-night stay at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel for people participating in the government quarantine program—less than half of the $2,000 price tag cited by the PM in late January.
$1,740
Average rental price of a one-bedroom apartment in Toronto, the lowest since 2017, according to PadMapper.
$3,000
Parking bill charged to Detroiter Kim Richardson, who left her 2004 Honda Element at the Park2Sky lot near Pearson before a flight to Europe on March 11, 2020. Border closures have prevented Richardson from collecting her vehicle.
$117,361
Amount crowdfunded for Arija Jansons, who survived a three-alarm house fire in the east end that killed her mother, son and two others.
$500,000
Damages sought by the Tragically Hip in a lawsuit against Mill Street Brewery. The Hip allege that Mill Street marketed its “100th Meridian” beer in a way that implies a link to the band. Mill Street says the claim is without merit.
$2,500,000
Investment by the Ontario government in TraceScan, a bracelet that beeps when users are less than six feet apart. Facedrive, the company manufacturing the bracelets, is expected to produce about 150,000 of them.
$19,888,888
Listing price for the opulent St. Andrews-Windfields mansion of Schitt’s Creek fame. The French chateau–style home is 24,000 square feet and has 14 bedrooms.