Ottawa lost a decade on light rail: McGuinty

But Ottawa's regional Minister John Baird says the Treasury Board Department under the Conservative government has been the 'toughest in living memory' that asks 'a lot of tough questions to ensure that there is value for money'

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BY F. Abbas Rana

January 8, 2007

Ottawa's regional federal Cabinet Minister John Baird says the Treasury Board ensures value for money by being one of the "toughest in living memory," but Ottawa Liberal MP David McGuinty says Mr. Baird "meddled" in Ottawa's $800-million light rail project, leaving the nation's capital a decade b...

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