Ottawa mayor speaks on transit with CTV News in year-end interview [Video]

Mayor Mark Sutcliffe says Ottawa will have to be promised funding from upper levels of government for transit by early next year or face “tough decisions” to keep buses and trains running.

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In a year-end interview with CTV News Ottawa, Sutcliffe spoke on a wide-ranging number of issues, including transit, the city budget and the political turmoil on Parliament Hill.

Sutcliffe says that while he has heard promising signs from senior members of the federal Liberal Party regarding a bailout for OC Transpo, no commitments have been made.

“I am a little bit concerned about the volatile state of politics on Parliament Hill right now, so that commitment has got to come soon. I don’t want that to be trumped by an election or a leadership change,” he told CTV’s Matt Skube.

“I think we …