Liberal MP Bratina says he’d reconsider not running again if McKenna reverses $3.4-billion Hamilton LRT announcement

Liberal MP Bob Bratina says that contrary to Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Labour Minister Filomena Tassi's claims, the Hamilton LRT project is not 'shovel ready' and it could be two years before it gets underway.

Hamilton Liberal MP Bob Bratina announced last week he won't seek re-election because he's against the government's multi-billion funding for the Hamilton LRT project. The former Hamilton mayor said that the annual operational and maintenance costs of the project will increase property taxes for all city residents while it will serve only 20 per cent of the population.The Hill Tmes photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

May 24, 2021

Hamilton Liberal MP Bob Bratina says he may reconsider his decision not to run in the next election if Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna changes her mind about funding an LRT project in the city. Mr. Bratina (Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, Ont.), who was the city's mayor from 2010 to 2014 and ...

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