Change is afoot at Metrolinx

Plus, Jagmeet Singh's India allegations and calls for Trudeau to step down [Get This Offer]( [The Star] First Up [By Andy Takagi] By Andy Takagi Good morning. Here’s the latest on a shake-up at Metrolinx, Jagmeet Singh’s allegations about India and another MP calling for Justin Trudeau to step down. DON’T MISS Richard Lautens/The Star transit [A shake-up at Metrolinx saw an exodus of senior leaders]( The provincial transit agency quietly shuffled some of its senior managers on Tuesday, including the manager overseeing all rapid transit and new light rail lines. The new “acting” VP of rail infrastructure has been tasked with getting the Eglinton and Finch West LRTs into service — a seemingly Sisyphean task that has remained in construction limbo for years. [Here’s who else got moved around and what it might mean for Toronto transit](. - One more year? Toronto’s been waiting a long time for the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. Originally slated to open in 2020, [Doug Ford hinted earlier this month that the long awaited line is unlikely to open before the new year](. Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick canada-india relations [Jagmeet Singh says India is linked to violent crimes in Canada]( The NDP leader alleged an unclassified security briefing shows the Indian government is tied to murders and shootings on Canadian soil. It’s the latest revelation since Canada expelled six Indian diplomats and officials on Monday after an RCMP investigation connected them to murders, violence and intimidation of Sikh Canadians. [Here’s the latest on the rapidly deteriorating relationship between India and Canada](. - How did they do it? A notorious criminal organization, led by 31-year-old Lawrence Bishnoi, is at the centre of the diplomatic feud. [Here’s a primer on who they are](. - Another death: Sukhdool Singh Gill’s death in Winnipeg last year may also be linked to the Indian government. [Here’s what we know about his case](. - Martin Regg Cohn’s take: India wants to send a message to the world — [and it’s using Canada to do it](. Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck federal politics [A second Liberal MP has called for Justin Trudeau’s resignation]( The call is coming from inside the house… again. Charlottetown MP Sean Casey is the second member of Team Trudeau to go public with his concerns about the prime minister. He joins New Brunswick MP Wayne Long as the sole members of the Liberal party to publicly call for Trudeau to go. [Here’s why Casey made his call public — and why it means for his reelection chances](. - Mic drop: “The message that I’ve been getting loud and clear and more and more strongly as time goes by is that it’s time for him to go,” Casey said on CBC’s Power and Politics. “And I agree.” - Should he stay or should he go? More than two dozen caucus members have discussed signing on to a letter that would put [pressure on Trudeau to rethink his leadership of the party](. WHAT ELSE Toronto is set to end an online payment system [after a damning auditor’s report](. ⤵️ Inflation dropped to 1.6 per cent in September [opening the door for a bigger rate cut](. The AG’s on a roll! [The Parks division is vowing “aggressive” action after another scathing report](. [Switching to EVs and ditching gas could save Canadians hundreds of dollars a month]( a new report has found. Why Doug Ford hitting the brakes on bike lanes [looks to be more about votes than gridlock](. Canada Child Benefit payments are going out this week. [Here’s how much you’ll get](. Join a panel of women’s health experts today at 3:30 p.m. for the Star’s Menopause Out Loud live chat. [Submit your questions here](. Simu Liu, bubble tea and cultural appropriation: How an episode of [Dragons’ Den backfired for a Canadian business](. Another super moon is happening Wednesday. [This one will be bigger and brighter](. Why did Canada and the U.S. [list this pro-Palestinian group as terrorist organization]( Blue Jays outfielder Daulton Varsho and infielder Ernie Clement are [gold glove finalists](. The Toronto Sceptres’ schedule has been revealed — [and there are a few surprises in store](. GET THIS Andres Plana/The Star [There’s a reason your brand new condo is so small — and it has everything to do with a condo market in crisis.]( CLOSE-UP Michelle Mengsu Chang/The Star THE BEACHES: Cheap rent and spacious rooms sounds like something from the distant past, but a new app is helping students connect with older homeowners for housing. Students get an affordable place to live while seniors, if they want, get companionship and help. [Here’s how it’s worked out for one family](. Thank you for reading. 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