ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit

[MidTowner]

What did they say, I didn't see?

In a nutshell, as you know, $1 billion was committed to LRT in Hamilton by the provincial government (for a project for which a lot of planning has been undertaken). Part of the position of many pro-LRT advocates in that city is that a billion dollars of free provincial money should not be turned down.

During the municipal election, when a strong anti-LRT mayoral contender emerged, the provincial government (and specifically new Hamilton-area Tory MPP Donna Skelly) was quick to make clear that Hamilton could keep the $1 billion, no strings attached, to use for anything other than LRT if they so chose.