Bombardier is solemnly promising to have the essential first LRT car delivered to Metrolinx by next month. The first car was supposed to be ready by 2014 for testing. It is a measure of how little confidence the Ontario government has in Canada’s premier aircraft and train builder that it has sent a breach of contract notice to Bombardier. The notice is a precursor to legal action. The notice of default was sent last week. And really, who would not wish to get ready for legal action after the appalling failure of Bombardier to deliver not just LRT cars, but also streetcars to the TTC. The Star says that a source with knowledge of discussions between the two parties confirms the default notice. Bombardier has yet to deliver a single LRT car as part of the order. Meantime, ordinary taxpayers ponder the prospect of empty LRT tunnels and stations while Metrolinx waits for Bombardier, or looks for another supplier. Metrolinx placed the $770-million order in 2010 for vehicles to serve provincially-funded LRT lines that include Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown, Finch Ave. West, and Sheppard Ave. East projects. The Eglinton LRT is scheduled to open in 2021 but with Bombardier more than two years overdue who knows what awaits the City.