After facing backlash and resident complaints, city council decided to grant taxpayers a one-time rebate of the money on 2014 tax bills, before scooping up the annual tax room for 10 years to help cover a portion the city’s share Green Line LRT.

Dreeshen maintained that he didn't kill the Green Line by pulling the province's share of the funding for it about two weeks ago, contrary to claims by multiple members of Calgary city council that the LRT project was dead the moment the transport minister made that move.

Alberta's transportation minister says the City of Calgary's decision to wind down the Green Line LRT project is "unfortunate” — but he isn’t completely closing the door on the transit initiative.

To pause (instead of wind down) the current project and wait for the province to present their realignment plan (expected near the end of 2024) would cost The City nearly $1M per day. That’s more than $90M over the span of the next three months.

Those who organized the rally said the Green Line is an essential project, and political leaders need to find a solution in order to get the line built.

Calgary city council is set to face the fallout Tuesday of losing Alberta government funding for its Green Line light rail transit project, as Mayor Jyoti Gondek says it's clear the province isn't willing to budge on its rerouting demands.

In response to Calgary city council’s 10-5 vote Tuesday to wind down work on the Green Line project, transportation minister Devin Dreeshen said the provincial government’s funding contribution for the multibillion-dollar transit initiative remains on the table — but only if the c ity opts to “change its mind and decide to build a Green Line that serves the needs of Calgary commuters.

Calgary city council has voted to end work on Calgary's first phase of its long-sought $6.2-billion Green Line light rail transit project at a cost of at least $2.1 billion.