With provincial and federal governments not fully committed to funding LRT Stage 3, the scathing report issued this week will make the city’s request for funds…
Citing “persistent failures in leadership and partnership” between the city and the Rideau Transit Group, malfeasance, and “egregious violations of public trust,” Justice William Hourigan said the partners failed Ottawa residents. More damning for a city that is planning even bigger and more expensive light rail extensions, Hourigan questioned its ability to handle such complex projects in the future.
The city, especially Sutcliffe, who has made expansion of the light-rail project one of his top priorities, now faces a big problem. With provincial and federal governments not fully committed to funding LRT Stage 3, Hourigan’s comments make the city’s request for funds much harder. It is tougher now for provincial and federal governments to readily provide funding after such a damning assessment of officials’ integrity and competence.
Looking back, everything about the LRT project, as detailed by the commission, had disaster written all over it. We just didn’t know it. The pricetag for one, was too low, but because Watson campaigned on completing the project “on time and on budget”; the city stuck with it when he became mayor. It also chose an unproven technology for its trains, and, for political reasons, rushed the launch before the trains were ready.
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