By Lucy Scholey, Ottawa Metro News, July 30, 2015
With rumours the federal election campaign will be officially underway come
Sunday, three federal parties have promised they will be on board a $1 billion
funding agreement for phase two of Ottawa’s light rail transit project. On
Thursday, Ottawa-Centre New Democrat MP Paul Dewar told Metro his party would
support one-third of the $3-billion cost for the railway line. Earlier that
morning, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau told CTV he would also fund the LRT. via
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Metro.