Doug Ford talked transit for his first announcement in the provincial election campaign Wednesday, pledging a new $5 billion for subways in Toronto and a general preference for underground transit. The Progressive Conservative leader also promised to upload responsibility to the province for the Toronto Transit Commission's subway infrastructure, but the city would still be responsible for day-to-day operations, as well as bus and streetcar lines, and would keep the revenue. He said a Tory government would also prioritize underground transit, which is reminiscent of the "subways, subways, subways" mantra of his late brother, former Toronto mayor Rob Ford. "World class cities need world class subway systems," Doug Ford said. Ford also committed to prioritize underground transit like the Sheppard Loop and the proposed extension of the Yonge Line.

Source: CBC News May 09, 2018 15:00 UTC