By Clive Doucet, Richard Jamieson and Alan McDonald, Ottawa Citizen Letter to
the Editor, November 29, 2014
Carling LRT route would benefit many Re: Mayor decries ‘meddlesome’ NCC, Nov.
25. The issue concerning the western LRT extension is not elected versus
unelected officials. Sometimes, there are disagreements between the two and this
is healthy. I want public servants giving and defending their best advice, not
doing what they’re told. The issue here is whether or not the western parkway is
the right extension of the Centretown tunnel. If Bob Chiarelli had not been
defeated by Larry O’Brien in 2006, there would be no debate today, the Carling
Avenue line would be built, as would the north/south line. via
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