Five Ontario cities are the first recipients of $688 million of the dedicated transit funding for projects that have been approved. In communities across the province this investment will shorten commute times and make public transit more efficient and more inclusive. Premier Kathleen Wynne, who has long made a push for more federal infrastructure funding, was on hand for the announcement. Ontario is still in negotiation with the federal government to finalize an agreement on another phase of transit funding, Wynne said. Similar work is ongoing in British Columbia, which — like Ontario — signed a transit funding deal first, given the volume of outstanding work required.

Source: National Post August 23, 2016 16:30 UTC