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"It's frustrating that these ongoing issues with these trains continue. It really erodes trust in our public transit system," said Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney, a member of Ottawa's transit commission who led calls for the recent public inquiry into the Confederation Line. |
CTV News: City manager testifies in final week of LRT Inquiry
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City Councillor and mayoral candidate Catherine McKenney was also critical of the decision not to report testing failures during trial running. “It’s disappointing really, it means we’re not all given the information that we need to make the decisions on the behalf of residents,” |
Ottawa Sun: Three key players emerged amidst Ottawa's LRT debacle
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McKenney went big, putting on the table a motion that would activate a section of the Ontario Municipal Act that allows councils to request a judicial inquiry. |
CTV News: LRT service resumes in Ottawa after a 54-day shutdown
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"Having it up and running is fantastic, but we must understand what went wrong. We have to know (as we are) building Phase 2, Line 2 with SNC Lavelin, that we are not making the same mistakes again." |
CBC News: Councillors rally against 'governing by memo' on LRT issues
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"Call me naïve, but I really did not think that this was going to be the time for us to start governing by memo." |
Auditor to scrutinize OC Transpo scheduling
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Coun. Catherine McKenney said they want answers about the calculations behind the decision to pull some 175 buses off the road. |
CBC News: Councillors kept in dark on transit fix
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"We have to go out and we have to consult with the real transit experts, and those are the transit users." |
CBC News: Councillor Catherine McKenney says 417 expansion will undermine LRT
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"There's absolutely no evidence that would support this decision for being positive for drivers, for any other type of commuter, for the investment we're making into transit. Quite the opposite. Time and time again, we've shown that inducing demand does that. You just get more cars on the road." |