Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe stays hopeful about securing transit funding from the federal government despite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement to step down and Parliament's prorogation.
Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says he remains optimistic that the City of Ottawa will eventually get the transit funding it has requested from the federal government , despite Monday's announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Parliament has been prorogued and that he intends to step aside as Liberal leader and prime minister. Sutcliffe has been seeking tens of millions of dollars from the federal and provincial governments to cover massive funding gaps in the city's transit budget.
The 2025 budget includes a $36 million placeholder that is meant to be filled by senior levels of government. Ontario Premier Doug Ford has indicated that the province would provide funding if the federal government did, but so far, no federal funding has been announced.Speaking to CTV News Ottawa, Sutcliffe said the pause on parliamentary business provides some clarity to the immediate future. 'I think if you go back to before Christmas, there was a lot of uncertainty about the prime minister's personal future, there was a lot of uncertainty about when there might be an election. Now we know what the prime minister's decision is and we know there won't be an election before the end of March,' said Sutcliffe. 'I hope that gives us time to work with local MPs and with cabinet ministers to deliver on Ottawa's priorities and reach a conclusion to the productive conversations that we've been having over the last few months.'while allowing the government to remain in power. It is different from dissolution, which triggers an election. During a prorogation, MPs do not sit in the House of Commons, their committee work is suspended, and outstanding bills that have yet to become law are terminated. 'All unfinished business is dropped from or 'dies' on the Order Paper and all committees lose their power to transact business, providing a fresh start for the next session. No committee can sit during a prorogation,' the House of Commons website say
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