Hamilton, Ontario, Liberal MP, Bob Bratina said on Monday he will not seek re-election, following the announcement that the federal government and the Province of Ontario will co-fund a $3.4 billion LRT system that he has spent years opposing as a councillor and then as the city’s mayor.
Yet his opinion on the LRT proposal wasn’t sought by his own party, as Minister of Infrastructure and Communities Catherine McKenna pushed through the much-delayed development. It speaks to the complaints of a growing number of Liberal backbenchers that their judgment is not required on decisions pre-determined by the Prime Minister’s Office and select ministers.
“I contacted minister McKenna and Labour Minister (Filomena) Tassi (MP for Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas). At no time did they respond to the issues I brought up,” he said.
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