Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that there is an 'ongoing conversation' about new subway cars for Toronto as applications opened for the federal government’s new 10-year, $30 billion transit fund.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Mayor Olivia Chow and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tour a TTC facility in Toronto Wednesday July 17, 2024.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday that there is an"ongoing conversation" about new subway cars for Toronto as applications opened for the federal government’s new 10-year, $30 billion transit fund.
The city has been eagerly awaiting word from Ottawa on whether the federal government will kick in hundreds of millions of dollars needed to purchase new subway trains to replace the aging Line 2 vehicles. Speaking alongside Trudeau, Chow touted the new fund as an"incredible long-term partnership" with the federal government.
Just two weeks ago, Premier Doug Ford penned a joint statement with the head of UNIFOR calling on the federal government to come to the table with funding to buy the desperately-needed trains. "The focus that we’re doing right now at the federal government is stepping up with the kind of predictable, long-term transit funding that means that partners like the city of Toronto and Olivia Chow can plan for not just a couple of years but for the next decade and beyond," Trudeau said.
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