Throne speech makes grand promises for transit, transportation

When the New Democrats pledged during the recent election campaign to eliminate tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges, Premier Christy Clark called the idea expensive and “irresponsible”.
But in Thursday’s throne speech, Clark changed her tune and promised to get rid of tolls on the Port Mann “as quickly as possible” and work with TransLink to end tolling on the Golden Ears. During their campaign, the Liberals had promised to cap tolls at $500 per year per