The speech touted key parts of Ford's agenda, including building highways and other infrastructure, attracting electric vehicle manufacturing investment, and a skilled trades strategy that seeks to address a labour shortage.

The stations, rail and systems portion of the project is being delivered using a progressive design-build delivery model. Two of the three pe-qualified consortia submitted bids for the work by the RFP deadline.

Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner said his priorities include investments in deeply affordable housing, as well as cancelling highway projects such as Highway 413 around the Greater Toronto Area.

The council recently sent a letter to Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Minister Monte McNaughton outlining its position on the issues.

The federal government has announced more than $460,000 in funding to install a solar energy system at the Kingston East Community Centre.