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Originally Posted by Buggys
The funding commitment from a Chinese company means that effectively the Chinese government would have ownership of the line. Having commuter rail lines back in use would be great, but is that worth eroding our sovereignty?
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A big part of Trudeau's desire for an Infrastructure Bank includes foreign money coming into Canada. I doubt any company or investment firm will put up money if they have no options for ROI. Without ownership, they cannot manage projects to earn their money back. It's what we wanted, apparently.