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    January 27, 2020
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    #16 The Hamilton Debacle
    After a decade of planning and $110 million spent, the Ford Government abruptly cancelled Hamilton’s LRT, leaving empty buildings and questions about the city’s future in its wake. Was it just a line item? Ballooning costs? Or political sabotage in an NDP town?
    Jonathan Goldsbie
    News Editor
    Allison Smith
    Co-host, Wag the Doug
    Tiffany Lam
    Producer
    David Crosbie
    Senior Producer
    Kevin Sexton
    Producer

    Featured in this episode: Hamilton city councillors Nrinder Nann and Maureen Wilson, and longtime Queen’s Park watcher Keith Leslie.

    This episode is sponsored by You&Yours Financial.

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