As Canada’s largest-ever public infrastructure project, the project is expected to provide billions of dollars’ worth of economic output.

Federal party leaders spent their first full day on the election campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers, tariffs and the trades.

Federal funding for the extension of the Hazel McCallion LRT into Brampton will be subject to the project meeting various criteria under the Canada Public Transit Fund.

Poilievre said the goal is to deliver higher paycheques to workers and make Canada less reliant on the U.S. economy.

Carney and the premiers met in Ottawa to deal with what he called a "crisis" caused by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.