MPs don’t want to force House of Commons vote on bus strike

Transport Minister John Baird tells CFRA the government prefers the city and union to reach a solution on their own.

OTTAWA—As Ottawa enters the seventh week of a crippling transit strike, calls for federal intervention have not produced results, buses are unlikely to be declared an "essential service," and federal MPs say they're reluctant to force an end to the strike through back-to-work legislation in...

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