We're so used to bad public transit, we wouldn't know what to do if the system worked properly.

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OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar is leaving next month, to become head of a new Quebec government transportation agency, Mobilité Infra Québec. It must be nice to be mobile. Unlike, say, Ottawans who rely (if that’s the word) on transit for their everyday transportation needs.

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I’m sure Amilcar thinks she did a great job in the last four years running our beleaguered system. And in fairness, it’s not immediately clear