Canadian LRT/RT projects U/C

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I am not convinced that a federal Conservative government will stop funding transit, as most conservatives in Canada now understand the importance of transit infrastructure. I do agree though that the funding toward transit will not be as significant as it has been under the Liberals. The big question will be if Pierre ends up being a similar flavour of Conservative as Doug Ford, who has been very aggressive in the transit expansion front. I even think Danielle Smith, notably further right, is even showing signs of a pivot towards being aggressively pro-transit/commuter rail with the recent announcement about building an Alberta rail network, and all of the interest expressed in connecting the Calgary and Edmonton LRT networks to the airports. Attitudes when campaigning vs attitudes when in power are often completely different.

I do think that the key is to lock in as many projects as possible to keep the pipeline of projects going regardless of what the next people in power do. Hopefully we can see good movement on this front for the Hamilton LRT, Quebec Tramway, and even the Gatineau Tramway between now and the election.