The report, done by EY, was commissioned in late spring and handed over to government in October just before the provincial election.

After finding $90 million in savings, Calgarian homeowners could see a 0.67 per cent drop in their municipal tax rates and a 0.55 per cent decrease in non-residential rates.

Via Rail's business case for a multibillion-dollar high-frequency-rail project between Toronto and Quebec City would receive a boost if it ditched the stretch from Montreal to Quebec City, internal federal documents say.