Transit funding, revitalizing downtown areas the federal election priorities for mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau

The federal government does not assume its fair share of municipal costs, criticized the two mayors on Tuesday.

Transit funding, revitalizing downtown areas the federal election priorities for mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau

The mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau are outlining the shared federal election priorities for the two cities in the national capital region, calling on the next federal government to support expanding transit, revitalizing the downtown areas and provide “fair and predictable” funding for municipalities.

Ottawa, Gatineau mayors pressure federal parties on struggling downtown, public service

From housing and transit to the struggling downtown core and potential public service cuts, the mayors of Ottawa and Gatineau, Que., are joining forces to call on federal parties to pledge help for the National Capital Region.

For the first time since the start of the election campaign, the Mayor of Ottawa and the Mayor of Gatineau have submitted a list of joint requests to political parties for the federal election. While the tariff war with the United States has a prominent place in the electoral debate, the two elected representatives insist that other issues also need to be taken into account. At a press conference held on Monday morning, they focused on crucial i…