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Mayor John Tory explains why he wants road tolls to fund new transit projects

Toronto Mayor John Tory is speaking this hour about why he favours road tolls for the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway to raise millions for new transit projects.

A $2 toll per vehicle could raise $200M per year for transit

The Don Valley Parkway is one of the highways that could be getting a $2 per vehicle toll. (Mark Bochsler/CBC)

Toronto Mayor John Tory has announced plans to introduce road tolls Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway to raise millions for new transit projects.

The toll of $2 a vehicle could raise as much as $200 million a year all earmarked for transit, a source at city hall told CBC Toronto.

Tory explained why he supports road tolls at the Toronto Region Board of Trade.

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