(06-22-2019, 08:56 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(06-21-2019, 11:38 PM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Let's celebrate what a lot of hard working people did for the right reasons and be done with it.
I think the original point was that Harris was doing the opposite of what you suggest — he, and his government, had precisely zero to do with Ion funding and implementation (other than inheriting from their predecessors part of the problem with the delay from Metrolinx in getting the custom equipment ready). So instead of blathering about unrelated funding, he should have simply congratulated the team and the Region.
Really no different than the area MP's showing up like they had much to do with the LRT as it was the Conservatives that promised and put the money in.
Everyone likes to take credit where it isn't do.
If you recall, the province initially committed to paying 2/3 of the cost, then they broke that promise, but Ottawa ended up coming through for what the province skipped.
But Bob is right, Harris Jr and his party have nothing to do with this unless they promise to fund stage 2. Same applies to the MP's that were there from Ottawa. I am hoping that both levels can help out with the 2nd stage LRT, this would be nice.