OTTAWA — Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was "dismayed" by BC Ferries' decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan — but did not call for the loan's cancellation.The House of Commons transport committee launched a study of the Canada Infrastructure Bank loan on Friday.At the meeting, committee members voted in favour of a motion calling on the Canada Infrastructure Bank, BC Ferries and the federal government to show the committee several documents — including the complete bond purchase agreement and records of all options for the acquisition of the new vessels — by the end of August.Conservative transport critic and committee co-chair Dan Albas, who moved the motion, said the documents could help the committee sort out "a number of contradictory statements" on the file.BC Ferries announced in June that it had hired China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build the new ships after a five-year procurement process that…

OTTAWA — Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was "dismayed" by BC Ferries' decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan — but did not call for the loan's cancellation.

Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was "dismayed" by BC Ferries' decision to buy four ships from a Chinese shipbuilder.