The Canadian government's request for an extension on bids to build the high-frequency rail corridor between Toronto and Quebec City has pushed back the timeline for selecting a private partner, sparking concerns about the project's future amidst a potential federal election.
Canadians hoping plans for high-frequency rail between Toronto and Quebec City would move forward this year will instead see further delays — and the prospect of a federal election makes the timeline more uncertain than ever.
In 2021, the federal Liberals laid out plans for a new rail corridor with stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Laval, Trois-Rivières and Quebec City. At the time, Ottawa pegged the cost at between $6 billion and $12 billion. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's office did not directly respond to questions on whether he supports the project.
The three consortia selected to submit proposals are: Cadence, which includes AtkinsRéalis and Air Canada; Intercity Rail Developers, which includes Montreal billionaire André Desmarais’s DF Canada Infrastructure Group Inc.; and QConnexiON Rail Partners, which includes WSP Canada. The federal government slowed the timeline on the fast passenger railway in July 2023, when then-transport minister Omar Alghabra said he hoped the line would be running by the mid-2030s rather than the beginning of the decade, which he'd previously projected.
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