Mr. Speaker, yesterday in Gatineau, the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities said that the federal government had no intention, and I quote, “of interfering in the fiscal affairs of municipalities, or of interfering between provincial governments and municipalities”.
It seems the President of the Treasury Board did not get the word, because he interfered in Ottawa's municipal election by putting an end to the light rail project despite the fact that the contract was already signed.
The two ministers are contradicting one another, and I would like to know whether the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities approved the President of the Treasury Board's decision in this case.