“Getting new subways built, that will be my job,” vowed Ford, a businessman and former city councillor who has pledged to cut government spending by $6 billion and reduce taxes. Article Continued BelowFord wants to also restore the Scarborough subway to three stops instead of one, saying the needs of local residents have been “ignored” for too long. “We’re going back to the original plan.” Construction on the Scarborough subway is not expected to begin for at least two years, with completion in 2026. Ford’s predecessor as PC leader, Patrick Brown, had also promised an extra $5 billion for transit. The new PC leader also committed to two-way, all-day GO train service to Bowmanville, Niagara and Kitchener and to current transit projects in Ottawa, Hamilton, Mississauga, Kitchener-Waterloo and London.

Source: thestar May 09, 2018 16:30 UTC