There is no doubt that the first stage of Ottawa’s LRT has been a mess, plagued with construction delays and operational failures. It’s a big leap to blame the problems on the nature of the deal between the city and the private sector. If anything, the contracts the city signed for construction and maintenance of the LRT are shielding taxpayers from financial liability, just as they were designed to do. Read More
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Denley: Ottawa's LRT — private-public partnership better than the alternative
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