High speed rail must be built publicly, using Canadian steel and aluminum: NDP

NDP Transport critic Taylor Bachrach released the following statement in reaction to the Toronto-Quebec City high-speed rail:

“Privatizing passenger rail between Canada’s biggest cities puts the profits of the Liberals’ corporate friends ahead of affordable transportation for Canadians. While the private model has been shown to drive up costs and cause project delays, we want to see high-speed rail built publicly, for the public good.

At a time when Canada’s economy is being threatened by U.S. tariffs, the Liberals must also require, in writing, a guarantee that the Toronto-to-Quebec City high-speed rail project will be built with Canadian steel and aluminum, by skilled Canadian workers.”