Metrolinx contract squabble with Bombardier won't affect Ion LRT

Metrolinx's decision to filenotice to terminate its Bombardier contract will not affect the production or delivery of the Ion LRT trains, regional Coun.Tom Galloway tells CBC News.

Though the Region of Waterloo piggybacked on the Metrolinxcontract, they are separate legal documents, Galloway saidFriday morning.

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"When we say we piggybacked it, we did it at the very same time Metrolinx did, we used all the same terms and conditions and the big thing of course is we were able to benefit by using their price," Galloway said.

The legal action is a way for Metrolinx to put pressure on Bombardier, said Galloway, who doubts Metrolinx will follow through on its threat.

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Though the launch ofRegion of Waterloo's Ion LRT has been affected by production delays at Bombardier's Thunder Bay plant, "we're not going down the road thatMetrolinxis going down."

The first trains will arrive in Decemberwith the final cars delayed until October 2017.The original agreement would have seen all 14 vehicles deliveredby Dec. 10, 2016.