Open in full screen mode A scene from a Metrolinx commercial. One interlocutor invites another who complains about the work to look “beyond the construction”. Radio-Canada Speech synthesis, based on artificial intelligence, makes it possible to generate spoken text from a written text. You have to look “beyond construction,” say Ontario transit agency Metrolinx’s ads. The ad campaign released last fall, called “moralistic” by critics, cost $2.25 million. The provincial agency is in the hot seat for numerous delays in the construction of the Eglinton light rail line in Toronto, which was due to enter service in 2020, in addition to disruptions linked to work on the new line of metro Ontario. CBC obtained the cost of the advertisements following a freedom of information request. Metrolinx initially refused to reveal it. In the advertisements, one interlocutor seems to be lecturing another who is complaining about the construction, arguing, in particular, that this work is essential for a better public transport network and for the environment. We shouldn't have spent 2.25 million to be condescending to the x27;public location. A quote from Jennifer French, MP and Ontario NDP transportation critic Metrolinx counters in a written statement that the advertising campaign, broadcast in nine languages, was intended to spark a debate on the benefits of public transit. The provincial agency assures that it has the greatest respect for users. Metrolinx nevertheless removed the advertisements from its YouTube channel . Loading ELSEWHERE ON INFO: Health paperwork: doctors attack insurersLoading in progress ELSE ON NEWS: Health paperwork: doctors attack insurers Actor Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll even made a parody of the campaign on YouTube, after seeing one of the ads at the cinema before a film . Metrolinx told us: 'shut up,' he denounces. Metrolinx has still not announced a release date ;opening for the new Crosstown line on Eglinton Avenue. Ontario refuses to reveal the cost of its “The future is electric” Based on information gathered by Lane Harrison of CBC News
Health paperwork: doctors attack insurers
Health paperwork: doctors attack insurers
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