Our sister site UrbanToronto.ca reports on the controversial decision by the Ford Government to sell the naming rights to several GO Transit stations across the GTHA:

GO Trains, image by Randy Hoffmann via Flickr

Naming rights are reportedly being explored over 5 to 10-year periods, with prices going from $50,000 to $500,000 per station per year, based on factors such as ridership. While the plan would require that existing station names be incorporated into corporate branding, full naming rights could be given for newly-built stations, which would apparently not require that the station's location be referenced in the name...