It's not clear whether councillors, or the public, fully understand the roles of the city's independent certifier or independent safety auditor, but witness testimony over the last few days at the Ottawa light rail inquiry has shed some light on their true nature.
A trio of current and former members of Ottawa's transit commission felt they weren't receiving key information in the weeks leading up to the LRT launch, the city's light rail inquiry heard Wednesday. The inquiry is back underway.
The first day of public hearings in the inquiry into Ottawa’s trouble-plagued LRT system heard testimony that there was pressure from the mayor and council to have the system launched as quickly as possible.