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Letters Across Canadian Cities Fault Costly Projects and Strained Services

These are citizen reactions compiled from letters pages rather than new policy moves.

Overview

  • Ottawa readers question a reported $1 million price tag for a planned public washroom at Bank and Somerset, tying it to frustrations over LRT problems and rising taxes.
  • Complaints about late or missing OC Transpo buses persist, with one letter warning that expanding electric bus fleets could further hurt reliability.
  • An Edmonton letter asks city hall to disclose the cost of temporarily installing natural grass at Commonwealth Stadium for a World Cup match, citing property tax hikes.
  • A Calgary writer, responding to the Bearspaw feeder main report, criticizes officials over accountability and notes Naheed Nenshi’s denial of prior knowledge of the failure.
  • Another Ottawa letter raises civil‑liberties concerns about federal bills C‑2, C‑8 and C‑9, alleging expanded privacy intrusions and tighter controls over online speech.