Olivia Chow is on a mission to keep Toronto’s financial district alive.
Since the fall, the mayor has been meeting with the CEOs of some of Canada’s largest banks — CIBC, TD, RBC and BMO — to discuss, among other issues, how to get Torontonians back in the office at least four days a week, if not five — and they’re calling on her to set the example.
“Well, it’s important to make sure our financial district is vibrant,” Chow told the Star in an interview. She said she is concerned about Toronto becoming “a ghost town” like other cities in the U.S. grappling with so-called “doom loops” that have seen an uptick in local crime and homelessness. “That’s not healthy.”
“Gardiner commute times have increased 250% sure boss I’ll head back to the office” said no one ever.
