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He was in Paris when the tram was cancelled (very convenient). Haven't heard anything since.
Edit: I hate a lot of politicians, but I thinks I hate him the most because he's smart enough to know better.
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He was in Paris when the tram was cancelled (very convenient). Haven't heard anything since.
Edit: I hate a lot of politicians, but I thinks I hate him the most because he's smart enough to know better.
Lacombe came out of the wood work to poison the well for Fréchette (by accompanying her as an endorser to the Outaouais). Never ceases to shoot himself in the foot with just the dumbest takes.
The CAQ has been promising and pulling, or just not backing, countless projects in the east as well. And when you really break it down, the east has received as much, if not more that the west. And of course the irony of the CAQ (or any Quebec Government) talking about fairness for one region or another.
The CAQ has been promising and pulling, or just not backing, countless projects in the east as well. And when you really break it down, the east has received as much, if not more that the west. And of course the irony of the CAQ (or any Quebec Government) talking about fairness for one region or another.
«La Ville ne s’occupe peut-être pas autant de l’est que de l’ouest», selon le ministre Lacombe
Le ministre responsable de l’Outaouais, Mathieu Lacombe, «n’acceptera pas» que le prolongement du Rapibus jusqu’au boulevard de l’Aéroport «soit mis sur la voie de service», que ce soit par la Ville de Gatineau ou par Québec.
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I, like so many other people I'm sure, am thinking about getting Aylmer as soon as possible. Thousands of new units online, and thousands more planned. Traffic is already untenable without the Tram. Back to Wakefield methinks.I lived in Edelweiss past Wakefield for many years and was able to get to downtown Ottawa and back 10 minutes faster than I can from the far reach of Aylmer at this moment, and the disparity will only get worse.
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I am sure the next government will give the Outaouais the attention it deserves.
Most surely.
Most surely.
The saga never ends....
(translated to English with Google Translate since we primarily use English in the forum.)
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2241672/tramway-gatineau-maude-marquis-bissonnette
The mayor of Gatineau maintains that Quebec asked her to choose between the two projects in recent months. (Archive photo)
Photo: Radio-Canada / Georges-Étienne Nadon Tessier
Published yesterday at 1:33 PM EDTUpdated yesterday at 5:22 PM EDT
The mayor of Gatineau made a shocking statement Tuesday morning at a press conference. Maude Marquis-Bissonnette claims that Quebec asked her to choose between the tramway project and the Rapibus project, a claim quickly refuted by the Minister of Transport.
Quebec tried to force us to choose between the Rapibus and the tramway in recent months. And we refused to make that choice, she declared when questioned by journalists at a press conference.
The mayor refuses to specify exactly who asked her to make this choice, but she indicates that this request was made in recent months .
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They wanted us to choose between the two projects, between the West project [the tramway] and the East project [Rapibus]. In fact, what we said is that, for us, these two projects are extremely important , adds the mayor.
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Transport Minister Jonatan Julien was quick to respond. Reached by phone just after a cabinet meeting, the minister was visibly irritated by the Gatineau mayor's remarks.
I am very surprised. This has to stop , he retorted, while assuring that we will never ask people to choose between the Rapibus and the tramway. We want to build both .
Quebec's Minister of Transport, Jonatan Julien. (Archive photo)
Photo: Radio-Canada / Sylvain Roy Roussel
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There is a ministerial authorization that needs to be given, but the Rapibus has been ready for several months , she adds.
In a letter published on his social media, Minister Jonatan Julien refutes this claim and asserts that he informed the mayor of funding for both projects on March 18.
I even sent a letter to the mayor on budget day to confirm that the Rapibus funds were fully provisioned in the Quebec Infrastructure Plan and that the funds needed for Mobilité Infra Québec to complete the stage it had committed to for the tramway were also available to remove all funding issues , adds the minister.
Jonatan Julien now says he wants the full cooperation of the mayor, her team and the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) .
The president of theSTOEdmond Leclerc says he is not aware of any meeting, or any moment during which the choice between the two transport projects was imposed.
It's true that this has always been part of the discussion: is theSTOis capable of delivering two major projects in the territory of the city of Gatineau? To which we have always replied: yes , he declares.
Mr. Leclerc believes Quebec has no doubt about the feasibility of the two transportation projects in Gatineau. However, he points to the government's precarious financial situation , which he says is causing it to struggle to fund transportation projects.
It is not up to the Outaouais region to pay the price for financial difficulties, especially not for projects that have already received financial and political commitments , says the president of the STO.
With information from Patrick Foucault
(translated to English with Google Translate since we primarily use English in the forum.)
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2241672/tramway-gatineau-maude-marquis-bissonnette
Gatineau forced to choose between the tramway or the Rapibus, according to the mayor
The mayor of Gatineau maintains that Quebec asked her to choose between the two projects in recent months. (Archive photo)
Photo: Radio-Canada / Georges-Étienne Nadon Tessier
Published yesterday at 1:33 PM EDTUpdated yesterday at 5:22 PM EDT
The mayor of Gatineau made a shocking statement Tuesday morning at a press conference. Maude Marquis-Bissonnette claims that Quebec asked her to choose between the tramway project and the Rapibus project, a claim quickly refuted by the Minister of Transport.
Quebec tried to force us to choose between the Rapibus and the tramway in recent months. And we refused to make that choice, she declared when questioned by journalists at a press conference.
The mayor refuses to specify exactly who asked her to make this choice, but she indicates that this request was made in recent months .
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They wanted us to choose between the two projects, between the West project [the tramway] and the East project [Rapibus]. In fact, what we said is that, for us, these two projects are extremely important , adds the mayor.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS: Trump again postpones his ultimatum in the war against Iran
Transport Minister Jonatan Julien was quick to respond. Reached by phone just after a cabinet meeting, the minister was visibly irritated by the Gatineau mayor's remarks.
I am very surprised. This has to stop , he retorted, while assuring that we will never ask people to choose between the Rapibus and the tramway. We want to build both .
Quebec's Minister of Transport, Jonatan Julien. (Archive photo)
Photo: Radio-Canada / Sylvain Roy Roussel
Money or no money for the Rapibus?
Mayor Maude Marquis-Bissonnette also stated Tuesday morning that theSTOwas ready to move forward with the Rapibus project, but it has not yet passed the Council of Ministers .Advertisement
There is a ministerial authorization that needs to be given, but the Rapibus has been ready for several months , she adds.
In a letter published on his social media, Minister Jonatan Julien refutes this claim and asserts that he informed the mayor of funding for both projects on March 18.
I even sent a letter to the mayor on budget day to confirm that the Rapibus funds were fully provisioned in the Quebec Infrastructure Plan and that the funds needed for Mobilité Infra Québec to complete the stage it had committed to for the tramway were also available to remove all funding issues , adds the minister.
Jonatan Julien now says he wants the full cooperation of the mayor, her team and the Société de transport de l'Outaouais (STO) .
The president of theSTOEdmond Leclerc says he is not aware of any meeting, or any moment during which the choice between the two transport projects was imposed.
It's true that this has always been part of the discussion: is theSTOis capable of delivering two major projects in the territory of the city of Gatineau? To which we have always replied: yes , he declares.
Mr. Leclerc believes Quebec has no doubt about the feasibility of the two transportation projects in Gatineau. However, he points to the government's precarious financial situation , which he says is causing it to struggle to fund transportation projects.
It is not up to the Outaouais region to pay the price for financial difficulties, especially not for projects that have already received financial and political commitments , says the president of the STO.
With information from Patrick Foucault
Tramway: 125 M$ de contrats transférés à Mobilité Infra Québec
Tramway: 125 M$ de contrats transférés à Mobilité Infra Québec
La STO a confirmé le transfert des contrats à Mobilité Infra Québec jeudi.
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Me thinks canceling the contracts was so ridiculously expensive they decided not to.
Probably right. The whole thing is ridiculous.