TheTigerMaster
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For comparison, Ottawa (less than 1/4 the population), is contributing $2.5 billion for Phase I and Phase II of the Confederation Line, to be complete by 2022. Yup, a City 1/4 the size will be putting more money into transit expansion. Waterloo Region is in the same boat relative to their population.
Do you have a source for this? Because ottawa.ca indicates that's not true:
The Confederation Line is a $2.1 billion project that is jointly funded by the Government of Canada, the Province of Ontario and the City of Ottawa. The Government of Canada is contributing $600 million through the Building Canada Fund. The City of Ottawa will also allocate up to $161.5 million of its federal Gas Tax Fund transfers to this project. The Government of Ontario is contributing up to $600 million. In addition, the City of Ottawa will allocate $287 million of Provincial Gas Tax receipts to the capital infrastructure. The remaining project budget funds will come from development charge revenues and transit reserves.
That sums to:
Federal: $762 Million
Provincial: $887 Million
Municipal: $351 Million
http://ottawa.ca/en/news/confed-line