Shawn Jeffords

@Shawn_Jeffords

Municipal Affairs Reporter for @CBCToronto. Reporting out of Queen's Park at the moment. https://bsky.app/profile/shawnjeffords.bsky.social on Bluesky.

Toronto, Ontario

Joined December 2010

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Jul 23

New Metrolinx CEO eligible for potential 6-figure bonus. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. Metrolinx’s new CEO will make less than his controversial predecessor, but could be eligible for an annual performance bonus of more than six figures. That’s according to new, previously unreleased...

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Jul 2

'Our goal is always to hit 100%,' Ford says as docs reveal Ontario off track to hit key climate target. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. Premier Doug Ford says Ontario will try to hit its climate change targets by 2030, despite internal documents suggesting the province is not on track to meet the emissions reduction goals.

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Jan 15, 2024

Toronto city councillors begin to dig into the budget this week. Here's what we know so far. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. Toronto’s proposed property tax rate for this year is on the table and you've got questions. CBC Toronto's city hall reporter Shawn Jeffords breaks down below what we know and what we don't at this...

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Jan 8, 2024

'Substantial' property tax increase coming to Toronto, city's budget chief warns. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. Toronto’s budget chief is warning residents that a “substantial” property tax increase will be part of the city’s new spending package, as council grapples with a long-brewing fiscal crisis.

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Jan 5, 2024

Toronto's chief planner retires after decades in the civil service. cbc.ca/player/play/22…

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Dec 22, 2023

Toronto has to 'do our share' to fix billion-dollar deficit with property tax increases, new fees: Chow cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. Toronto may have a new deal with the province for financial relief, but Mayor Olivia Chow says city residents will also need to do their part to battle the $1.5-billion shortfall — and that will mean...

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Oct 5, 2023

Former mayor Tory's extramarital affair violated city's code of conduct, watchdog says cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. Former mayor John Tory's affair with a staffer in his office as well as his affirmative votes related to the 2026 FIFA World Cup violated Toronto's code of conduct for council members, the city's...

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Aug 22, 2023

She was hit by an e-scooter despite Toronto's ban. The city needs to step up regulation, she says. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. Ashley Milton says her experience is an example of how seriously someone can be hurt when e-scooters are used improperly. The latest bid to legalize e-scooters came two years after council decided to...

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Jul 12, 2023

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is invested with the Chains of Office.

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Jul 7, 2023

Boring machine rescue nearly triples in price, according to new city report. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. The cost to rescue a multimillion-dollar boring machine trapped beneath a west end street has nearly tripled in just months, with city staff saying the work to unearth the device is more complicated...

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Jun 27, 2023

How did she win? Olivia Chow brought a message of hope and seized on Toronto's desire for change. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. Olivia Chow will become the third woman to serve as Toronto's mayor and the first racialized person to serve as mayor in the city's modern history. She's also the first progressive mayor since David...

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · May 25, 2023

Pride Toronto considering cuts to festival amid soaring policing, insurance costs: organizers. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. The head of Pride Toronto says the group may need to cut programming at this year’s festival as it wrestles with major cost increases for policing and insurance just weeks ahead of the event.

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Apr 20, 2023

What do China, Metrolinx and Woodbine Mall have in common? They all owe Toronto over $500K, the city says. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. The City of Toronto is owed $39 million dollars from its largest tax debtors according to a new report, which comes at a time as mayoral candidates debate the city’s challenging fiscal outlook.

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Apr 14, 2023

Toronto's paramedic service struggles to keep pace amid burnout, competitive job market. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. The union representing Toronto’s paramedics says the city is struggling to retain people within its service because of the increasing stress of the job and the rising cost of living in the city.

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Mar 3, 2023

City of Toronto spending $9M to rescue boring machine trapped underground in the west end. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. The city has launched a delicate and expensive rescue operation in the west end to free a $3-million boring machine trapped underground after nearby sewer work went awry last year.

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Feb 23, 2023

A few other key dates: • Nominations will open Monday, April 3 at 8:30 a.m. • Nominations will close Friday, May 12 at 2 p.m. • Advance voting will take place Thursday, June 8 to Tuesday, June 13.

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Feb 23, 2023

New from Toronto's city clerk, the mayoral by-election will take place Monday, June. 26.

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Shawn Jeffords@Shawn_Jeffords · Feb 14, 2023

New from @johnrieti and I. Toronto police spending $337K on a podcast to avoid perception they're making 'copaganda'. cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

Shawn_Jeffords's tweet card. CBC Toronto has updated this story after learning that Toronto police sole sourced another communications campaign, this time spending $60K on a social media campaign dubbed #TPSTrust.

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