They were perhaps one of the most controversial projects in British Columbia history, in the end contributing to the downfall of Glen Clark’s NDP government of the day and to this day for some they remain the powerpoint poster child for a boondoogle, eventually morphing into what became the Fast Fleet scandal…
(from the blog a town called podunk, click on the link below to see the entire article atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2 … html )