Last month it was announced that Metrolinx was going after Bombardier for penalities, after the Canadian company failed to meet a delivery deadline.
The deal called for the first six LRT train cars for the Eglinton Crosstown, to be delivered by the start of February. That didn't happen.
So, at that point, the CEO of Metrolinx said that they would "enforce the contract and the financial penalties will be applied."
That contract for 76 LRT cars was signed in 2017, and worth $392 million.
We wanted to know just how much money Metrolinx was getting back, after drawing a line in the sand.
It turns out, we may never know the answer to that question.
A spokesperson from Metrolinx responded with a statement, saying only, "Metrolinx is enforcing the contract and the associated financial penalties. The penalties are confidential and not disclosed because they are commercially sensitive."
When asked who was withholding the information, if it was Bombardier or Metrolinx, the response was clear, "Metrolinx."
"The problem is, we don't really have an ability to see why they are claiming it's competitive information," says Christine Van Geyn from the Canadian Taxpayer Federation. "If this is taxpayer money that is being returned, taxpayers are entitled to know how much money they are getting back for the poor performance of this contract."
The only way to know, is to go through the freedom of information channels, and even then the information may come redacted.
Van Geyn says, you'd think Metrolinx would want to prove that they are watching out for your money.
"We have gotten value for taxpayers, and they should be proud to say that. But if you want to speculate and be cynical, you might say maybe we didn't get a good deal."
aMetrolinx is enforcing the contract and the associated financial penalties. The penalties are confidential and not disclosed because they are commercially sensitive.
Van Geyn admits though, there's no easy way to get the answers.
"It would be up to the legislature to enact a new law."