Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph

[jeffster]

Wasn't this already funded?  And then funding pulled?

And hadn't this already stated. Then ford stopped it?

This is a typical government move, pervious government approves something, drags their heals about it, finally starts it up just a before an election cycle, lose election, new government pauses work, looks into the plan, decides it’s a good plan, then re-approves it. This happens before an election cycle.

If the NDP win the next election, expect another pause. Then they can re-approve and take credit for highway 7. If the Liberals or Conservatives win the next election, I doubt things will change.

Mind you, highway 7 got its approval in 2007 — why it took so long for “shovels in” 10 years later, I have no idea.

I am going to add: I imagine there is some civil servant that started working on this highway 7 plan way, way back. This may have been their first job with the province. By the time this is over, they likely will have their years in, and they can retire.