The Liberal Party announces plans for a new "high-frequency" rail line from Toronto to Quebec City
Since at least 2019, the Liberal government has been studying the possibility of building a high-frequency railway along the Toronto-Quebec City corridor, when it established a special office to handle the project. Ottawa announces more funding for the project The most recent 2021 budgetIn 6 years, we pledged CAD 491.2 million to VIA Rail Canada for infrastructure investment. The budget did not suggest a completion date for the project. VIA Rail says reliability, speed and frequency will all increase According to VIA Rail, high-frequency rail lines running on dedicated tracks will reduce trav...