胡达克说省政府不会资助渥太华轻轨二期工程
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Hudak back-pedals after saying no to Ottawa LRT Phase 2
PC leader later clarifies that balanced budget is priority over Ottawa LRT project
CBC News Posted: Jun 06, 2014 7:07 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 06, 2014 11:06 AM ET
Tim Hudak back-pedals 2:40
Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak said the province "can't afford" to commit $1 billion for the next phase of Ottawa's light rail transit during a campaign stop in the capital on Thursday.
"No. We can't afford it. Look, we'll continue with the funding that's been discussed and is budgeted for the first phase," he said.
Hours later, Hudak clarified his position on Twitter.
"Some have tried to misrepresent my consistent position on Phase 2 of the Ottawa LRT. First priority is balancing the budget," he tweeted. "Only after the budget is balanced can we afford infrastructure investment like the Ottawa LRT. I look forward to a detailed proposal."
All the parties have agreed to fund the first phase of Ottawa's LRT project. The next phase — expansion east to Orleans, west to Bayshore and south to Riverside South — would require $1 billion from the province between 2018 to 2023.
Mayor Jim Watson said he was "disappointed" in Hudak's position on the LRT project.
"I don't know what the outcome of the election will be but I'm obviously disappointed that Mr. Hudak has shut the door on funding for LRT," he said.
Ottawa PC candidates seem to contradict leader
Shortly after Hudak said the province "can't afford" to fund Ottawa's LRT project, PC candidate for Nepean-Carleton Lisa MacLeod posted her own message about transit on Twitter.
"We know LRT in Ottawa is a priority, which is why balancing our budget is so important. Phase 2 funding is possible with a balanced budget," she tweeted. Hours later, Hudak tweeted a similar message.
PC candidate for Ottawa West-Nepean Randall Denley also affirmed his support for transit Thursday, on the same day as an all-candidates debate in his hotly-contested riding.
"I've been very clear, our party has been very clear: we support transit. I support our LRT extension. And nothing Tim Hudak said today [Thursday] is changing that," he said.
Your Vote
PC leader Tim Hudak said the province can only afford to fund the next phase of Ottawa's LRT expansion after the budget is balanced. Do you agree?
Yes. 27.82% (426 votes)
No. 72.18% (1,105 votes)
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PC leader later clarifies that balanced budget is priority over Ottawa LRT project
CBC News Posted: Jun 06, 2014 7:07 AM ET Last Updated: Jun 06, 2014 11:06 AM ET
Tim Hudak back-pedals 2:40
Progressive Conservative leader Tim Hudak said the province "can't afford" to commit $1 billion for the next phase of Ottawa's light rail transit during a campaign stop in the capital on Thursday.
"No. We can't afford it. Look, we'll continue with the funding that's been discussed and is budgeted for the first phase," he said.
Hours later, Hudak clarified his position on Twitter.
"Some have tried to misrepresent my consistent position on Phase 2 of the Ottawa LRT. First priority is balancing the budget," he tweeted. "Only after the budget is balanced can we afford infrastructure investment like the Ottawa LRT. I look forward to a detailed proposal."
All the parties have agreed to fund the first phase of Ottawa's LRT project. The next phase — expansion east to Orleans, west to Bayshore and south to Riverside South — would require $1 billion from the province between 2018 to 2023.
Mayor Jim Watson said he was "disappointed" in Hudak's position on the LRT project.
"I don't know what the outcome of the election will be but I'm obviously disappointed that Mr. Hudak has shut the door on funding for LRT," he said.
Ottawa PC candidates seem to contradict leader
Shortly after Hudak said the province "can't afford" to fund Ottawa's LRT project, PC candidate for Nepean-Carleton Lisa MacLeod posted her own message about transit on Twitter.
"We know LRT in Ottawa is a priority, which is why balancing our budget is so important. Phase 2 funding is possible with a balanced budget," she tweeted. Hours later, Hudak tweeted a similar message.
PC candidate for Ottawa West-Nepean Randall Denley also affirmed his support for transit Thursday, on the same day as an all-candidates debate in his hotly-contested riding.
"I've been very clear, our party has been very clear: we support transit. I support our LRT extension. And nothing Tim Hudak said today [Thursday] is changing that," he said.
Your Vote
PC leader Tim Hudak said the province can only afford to fund the next phase of Ottawa's LRT expansion after the budget is balanced. Do you agree?
Yes. 27.82% (426 votes)
No. 72.18% (1,105 votes)
VoteView Results
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我昨天就在这帖里表示了这种担心。
怎么办吧， 现在是两难：
又想要LR；
又怕LR一修起来需要没完没了的加税、扔钱。
我很奇怪， 当年的绿豆运河是怎么修出来的？！
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渥太华选民怒了：
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[–]DragonflyLive 6 points an hour ago
"What my critics forgot to tell you is that TODAY IS OPPOSITE DAY!"
- Hudak
[–]offguard 26 points 4 hours ago
What a complete moron. This guy's just permanently eating his own feet, isn't he?
I'm not against a politician changing their mind on an issue as new information comes to light or as time goes on, but this isn't that.
This is an absolutely perfect example of a flip-flop. He can't possibly know so much more about the issue today than he did yesterday that it would excuse the 180 he pulled.
His campaign staff probably fucked up (again) and failed to brief him on local issues (ie. "things to make huge BS promises about") before his campaign stop yesterday. We heard him speak "off the cuff" without thinking (typical Hudak, really). This would probably mean that his real priorities and most likely future actions were revealed yesterday.
[–]gruntbuggle 3 points 2 hours ago
What? No I didn't, who's in charge? Someone take me home.
[–]NoxiousDogCloud 13 points 5 hours ago
"when I said, 'no' I didn't mean it!"
Fucking Hudak.
[–]thirty-three3rar 3 points 38 minutes ago
But he'll give funds to TO for their subway even if the budget is not balance
[–]Musai 7 points 3 hours ago
Why the fuck are people actually voting for this clown? I question the mental acuity of people with PC signs in their yards.
[–]LCEOttawaThe Glebe 3 points 3 hours ago
His position has been consistant, but he royally fucked up what he was trying to say when he said "no." A complete gaffe, but the policy has never changed.
edit: he was clearly trying to say "no, until we balance the budget." but he said "no, we can't afford it." His team must have been freaking out when he said that.
[–]pookiemook[S] 2 points 3 hours ago
Where did he state his position before the gaffe?
[–]LCEOttawaThe Glebe 1 point 3 hours ago
In this article. I'm at work so I can't dig too deep, but it pretty clearly states that he won't even look at funding LRT p2 until the budget is balanced.
I guess that's not as strong, but it isn't closing the door. Committing to it 100% right now is useless anyways since it's so far in the future.
[–]nerox3 3 points an hour ago
It isn't so far into the future, Ottawa needs to start exerting political pressure now if they want to get any part of phase 2 built within the next 10 years. Until you actually have an idea what level of funding phase 2 can receive all the planning and design work is just pie in the sky wishful thinking.
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[–]DragonflyLive 6 points an hour ago
"What my critics forgot to tell you is that TODAY IS OPPOSITE DAY!"
- Hudak
[–]offguard 26 points 4 hours ago
What a complete moron. This guy's just permanently eating his own feet, isn't he?
I'm not against a politician changing their mind on an issue as new information comes to light or as time goes on, but this isn't that.
This is an absolutely perfect example of a flip-flop. He can't possibly know so much more about the issue today than he did yesterday that it would excuse the 180 he pulled.
His campaign staff probably fucked up (again) and failed to brief him on local issues (ie. "things to make huge BS promises about") before his campaign stop yesterday. We heard him speak "off the cuff" without thinking (typical Hudak, really). This would probably mean that his real priorities and most likely future actions were revealed yesterday.
[–]gruntbuggle 3 points 2 hours ago
What? No I didn't, who's in charge? Someone take me home.
[–]NoxiousDogCloud 13 points 5 hours ago
"when I said, 'no' I didn't mean it!"
Fucking Hudak.
[–]thirty-three3rar 3 points 38 minutes ago
But he'll give funds to TO for their subway even if the budget is not balance
[–]Musai 7 points 3 hours ago
Why the fuck are people actually voting for this clown? I question the mental acuity of people with PC signs in their yards.
[–]LCEOttawaThe Glebe 3 points 3 hours ago
His position has been consistant, but he royally fucked up what he was trying to say when he said "no." A complete gaffe, but the policy has never changed.
edit: he was clearly trying to say "no, until we balance the budget." but he said "no, we can't afford it." His team must have been freaking out when he said that.
[–]pookiemook[S] 2 points 3 hours ago
Where did he state his position before the gaffe?
[–]LCEOttawaThe Glebe 1 point 3 hours ago
In this article. I'm at work so I can't dig too deep, but it pretty clearly states that he won't even look at funding LRT p2 until the budget is balanced.
I guess that's not as strong, but it isn't closing the door. Committing to it 100% right now is useless anyways since it's so far in the future.
[–]nerox3 3 points an hour ago
It isn't so far into the future, Ottawa needs to start exerting political pressure now if they want to get any part of phase 2 built within the next 10 years. Until you actually have an idea what level of funding phase 2 can receive all the planning and design work is just pie in the sky wishful thinking.
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