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A transit advocacy group is urging the NDP government to use funds collected from the new carbon levy to pay for the Green Line LRT — an idea Transportation Minister Brian Mason said is “certainly a possibility.”

Jeff Binks, president of the LRT on the Green Foundation, said the organization is challenging the province to “deliver the train in 10” with a funding commitment over 10 years paid from the proposed green infrastructure investment fund from the upcoming provincial carbon levy.

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“We’re hoping by coming forward with this proposal and offering them a roadmap to how they can come forward with funding, we’ll change the conversation,” said Binks.

“Right now it’s focused on will they, or will they not fund the Green Line.”

The NDP government hasn’t pledged any funding for the massive light rail transit line that would connect Calgary’s north through downtown and the Beltline to Seton, in the city’s deep south.