Editing Line 4 Sheppard (section)

====Early Tory era====
During the [[2014 Toronto mayoral election]], incumbent mayor Rob Ford (and his brother [[Doug Ford]], after the prior's withdrawal) were the only major candidates who supported completing Line 4 Sheppard east to McCowan Road (phase-one project) and west to Sheppard West station (phase-two project).<ref>{{cite news |title=Rob Ford unveils subway-heavy transit plan |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-unveils-subway-heavy-transit-plan-1.2754039 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2015 |archive-date=July 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703033039/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-unveils-subway-heavy-transit-plan-1.2754039 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[John Tory]], who won the election, did not include anything on the Sheppard corridor in his maps; instead, he favoured [[SmartTrack]], a proposal to enhance [[GO Transit]] rail service with the city of Toronto. However, he did say that he would proceed with the LRT, although the project would not be a priority for him.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/08/25/finch_sheppard_lrts_are_election_hot_potatoes_again.html |work=Toronto Star |title=Finch, Sheppard LRTs are election 'hot potatoes' again |last1=Dale |first1=Daniel |access-date=June 12, 2015 |date=August 25, 2014 |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518053741/http://www.thestar.com/news/city_hall/toronto2014election/2014/08/25/finch_sheppard_lrts_are_election_hot_potatoes_again.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 27, 2015, [[Steven Del Duca]], the Ontario Minister of Transportation, said that the LRT project would not start until at least 2021.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/04/27/finch-lrt-to-be-complete-in-2022-before-sheppard-breaks-ground.html |title=Finch LRT to be complete in 2021, before Sheppard breaks ground |work=Toronto Star |last1=Kalinowski |first1=Tess |access-date=June 12, 2015 |date=April 27, 2015 |archive-date=June 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624235315/http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2015/04/27/finch-lrt-to-be-complete-in-2022-before-sheppard-breaks-ground.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2016, Toronto City Council approved a one-stop subway extension on Line 2 Bloor–Danforth to Scarborough Centre station. During this vote, city council also approved putting an extension of Line 4 into Scarborough back into consideration.<ref name="G&M-2016-07-13">{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-city-council-shows-support-for-scarborough-subway-expansion/article30910103/ |title=Toronto City Council approves planning for raft of transit projects |newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]] |first=Oliver |last=Moore |date=July 13, 2016 |access-date=April 15, 2017 |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404124448/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/toronto-city-council-shows-support-for-scarborough-subway-expansion/article30910103/ |url-status=live}}</ref>