By Emma Jackson, Ottawa Community News, April 23, 2015

Mayor Jim Watson is optimistic his light rail dream will become a funded reality
after an exciting week of public transit announcements from both the provincial
and the federal governments. It began on April 16, when the Ontario government
announced it would sell 60 per cent of Hydro One to put an estimated $4 billion
into a “transit trust” for major projects. via
Stage 2 light rail funding on a roll in Ottawa.