If Marcus Gee had wondered why the Mayor would declare a proposed development “preposterous”, he might have learned that (i) John Fisher parents have never objected to a tower on the site, and advocated for years for a more comprehensive project, much as was done one block away, at North Toronto Collegiate Institute (NTCI),  (ii) at NTCI, the project developer contributed $52M to an integrated project, and built a brand new school, while John Fisher, a similarly aging school, gets a token $500K and remains in desperate need of rebuilding,  (iii) John Fisher’s redevelopment potential will be irretrievably diminished by the proposal, (iv) the TDSB is ignoring the risk assessment, and (v) the TDSB declined to attend the relevant OMB hearings, and has misled, pressured, and treated with contempt, at every turn, the parents at John Fisher regarding its intentions towards this project.