[markbarbera]

Mr. Bratina, there was no intent in my posting here earlier today to level 'unkind words' against you. I merely wanted to bring perspective to Monday's media event and remind everyone that the overall effort went far beyond any one individual, and to express my disappointment that the end result in GO train service actually falls considerably short of the deliverables originally promised by GO several years back. In no way were my comments made in order to diminish your role in the completion of this project, and, as I said in my earlier post, I sincerely appreciate the energy you bring to transit-related projects in this city. Frankly, I am surprised at your somewhat snippy response to me in your later post, which I'll attribute to a post made most likely at the end of a very long day.

Having said that, let me reaffirm what I have said on many occasions within this forum and within my direct correspondence with you. Being a constituent of your ward, I appreciate the long hours and hard work you put in on behalf of Ward 2.