Majority
will spend for extra Scarborough subway stop
TORONTO, January
25th, 2015 - In
a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 843 Toronto
voters, the slim majority (51%) approved of the idea of spending an extra $100
million (on top of the budgeted $3 billion) to extend the Scarborough Subway
from three stops to four. Four-in-ten disapprove of the idea (40%) and one tenth
don’t share an opinion (9%).
Approval
of the extra expenditure and extra stop is highest among males (61%),
mid-income groups ($60K to $80K - 65%) and in Scarborough (62%).
"These voters agree that,
having spent $3 billion for three stops, an extra $100 million is probably a
bargain for a fourth stop, in effect, 25% more subway for about 3% more money," said Forum
Research President, Dr. Lorne Bozinoff.
Lorne Bozinoff, Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum
Research. He can be reached at lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416)
960-9603.
