Why Canada Gets Less for More When It Comes to Building Transit

Why Canada Gets Less for More When It Comes to Building Transit
The reason is that Canada pays a higher price to build light−rail transit compared to our international counterparts. The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—In early September, Conservative candidate Jennifer McAndrew stood outside a suburban Ottawa transit hub in the battleground riding of Kanata−Carleton to make a major campaign promise.

“A Conservative government will support and prioritize Phase 3 of the LRT extension right here to Kanata and beyond,” a smiling McAndrew said in a video posted to her Facebook page on Sept. 2, just as the campaign was heating up.