OTTAWA In early September, Conservative candidate Jennifer McAndrew stood outside a suburban Ottawa transit hub in the battleground riding of Kanata-Carleton to make a major campaign promise.
OTTAWA - In early September, Conservative candidate Jennifer McAndrew stood outside a suburban Ottawa transit hub in the battleground riding of Kanata-Carleton to make a major campaign promise.
Canada pays a higher price to build light-rail transit compared to international counterparts, driven chiefly by the depth of underground tunnels, the grandiosity of the stations and labour costs. But several experts agree it has just as much to do with something else: politics.