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Originally Posted by Bunk
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.
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I've voted CPC in the past, but this makes me incredibly angry. LRT in Calgary has a better bang for the buck than LRT in Kitchener-Waterloo, there's no way we shouldn't be getting a comparable amount of money based on population.
Based on the figures above, I figure Ottawa owes us about 1/2 of an 8th Avenue subway.