Winnipeg is helping cripple transit manufacturer New Flyer, a major local employer. New Flyer needs tough love in order to survive, and Winnipeg is best positioned to provide it.
Vancouver's Translink risks being misled by deeply conflicted CUTRIC's $1.3 million, federally funded bus study. CUTRIC Board companies could get billions.
Canadian government lobbied for gray hydrogen for buses, made CUTRIC only pathway to getting 50% of CAPEX. Fossil fuel and fuel cell firms took over CUTRIC.