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Old 11-27-2012, 03:40 PM   #858
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Originally Posted by Bunk View Post
Here's another fact about federal funding for Calgary. Current major Rapid Transit Projects across Canada;

Vancouver Evergreen Skytrain line extension: $1.4 Billion
Federal contribution $417 Million

Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension $2.6 Billion
Federal contribution: $697 Million

Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit Project: $259 Million
Federal contribution: $83 Million

Ottawa LRT: $2.1 Billion
Federal contribution: $600 Million

Kitchener-Waterloo Rapid Transit/ LRT: $795 Million
Federal contribution: $265 Million


Calgary West LRT: $1.4 Billion
Federal contribution: $0


In Building Canada we got $54 million for Transit.
You need to give more details on the timing of the Federal contributions for each project. When did the other projects get their funding? When did Calgary ask for funding?

If other projects got funding after Calgary was denied then you would have a complaint, but if Calgary asked for funding after the Conservatives decided to cut down on spending then that's just bad timing.
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