Ford demands more funding from Carney for resource, transit projects
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has penned a letter demanding further federal funding for several provincial resource and transit projects amid a still-hot trade war with the U.S.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has penned a letter demanding further federal funding for several provincial resource and transit projects amid a still-hot trade war with the U.S.
The letter, sent Monday, urges newly elected Prime Minister Mark Carney to support several infrastructure projects flagged as a priority for Ford and his Progressive Conservative government.
Ford noted five projects for which he wants further federal funding and partnership with Carney’s Liberal government, including all-season roads and electricity transmission lines to Ontario’s Ring of Fire, to ensure an “end-to-end” made-in-Canada critical mineral supply chain.
