THUNDER BAY A day after Prime Minister Trudeau promised new work for Thunder Bay s rail car plant, the details that were lacking in his announcement are expected to be revealed at a news conference that will include the president of Alstom Canada.
Federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna and Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney are scheduled to make a virtual announcement at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
They will be joined by Souheil Abihanna of Alstom, other federal and provincial government representatives, the mayors of Thunder Bay and Toronto, the chair of the Toronto Transit Commission and the national president of Unifor.
Hamilton LRT is going to happen, says federal infrastructure minister
A day after Ottawa announced it would help pay for a rapid transit system in Hamilton, federal Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna has confirmed her party struck a deal with the province for light-rail transit (LRT).
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Posted: May 12, 2021 1:47 PM ET | Last Updated: May 12
Hamilton light-rapid transit rendering as of December 2019. Ottawa will help pay for the LRT, according to Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, a system that s been in the works since 2007.(City of Hamilton)
TORONTO Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced $12 billion in federal funding for five rapid transit projects in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, including the Ontario Line subway. Approximately $10.7 billion of the investment will go towards the cost of building the four projects included in the Progressive Conservative’s $28.5 billion transit plan: the three-stop Scarborough subway extension, the Ontario Line subway, the Yonge subway extension into Richmond Hill and the planned extension of the Eglinton Crosstown from Mount Denis to Renforth Drive. The money will also help pay for a new rapid transit line in Hamilton that will go from McMaster University to Eastgate Centennial Park in Stoney Creek. That project was previously cancelled by the Ford government in December, 2019 before being revived this year.
Federal government to spend $12B on Toronto, Hamilton transit
The federal government said Tuesday it will spend $12 billion on transit projects in Toronto and Hamilton. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the money will go toward four Toronto transit projects already underway, as well as a light rail transit line set to run through Hamilton s downtown core.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join his
Special Representative for the Prairies
Jim Carr, as well as
Winnipeg-area MP Kevin Lamoureux to mark National Nursing Week with a livestreamed meet-up with Manitoba nurses and nursing students. (1 PM)
Later this afternoon, he’ll team up with
Brampton North Liberal MP Kamal Khera to pay a virtual visit to a pop-up vaccination clinic at the Brampton Islamic Centre, which, as per the notice, will also be livestreamed on the prime minister’s Twitter feed.(2:45)
He’ll also hold his usual Monday morning huddle with his front bench team, including
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is also set to take the lead for her government during the opening round of question period this afternoon. (2 PM)