CBC News · Posted: Oct 11, 2019   
      
   Conservative platform threatens transportation projects in Metro Vancouver,   
   says mayor   
      
   The Conservative Party released its costed platform Friday and the chair of   
   the TransLink Mayor's Council is disappointed over what that could mean for   
   Metro Vancouver's major transit projects.    
      
   The party plans to spend $187 billion in infrastructure funding over 15 years   
   instead of the 12 years previously promised by the Liberal government. The   
   goal is to help balance the federal budget in five years.    
      
   "We're going to respect all existing projects that have already been signed   
   off on. We're going to see those through," Conservative Party Leader Andrews   
   Scheer said at a press conference in Tsawwassen, B.C., south of Vancouver on   
   Friday.    
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   Now that all party platforms have been announced, Cote says Metro Vancouver   
   will be releasing its voting guides outlining where the four major parties   
   stand on regional transportation issues. He says the Conservative Party's   
   position is the most    
   disappointing.   
      
   "I think having cuts to infrastructure investment into cities is a bit   
   short-sighted," Cote said. "We're disappointed that one of the major parties   
   hasn't seen the value in investing in public transit in the region."   
      
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