"Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is spending $4.7 billion to build 313 new passenger cars for Via Rail. Carney is making the announcement today at the Alstom plant in Thunder Bay, Ont., where the cars will be built. Carney says these will be the first Via Rail passenger cars to be built in Canada in 40 years. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says it is the largest single investment in Via Rail's history and the project will lead to 700 new jobs..." (The Canadian Press, 2026)
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The Canadian Press (September 3rd) Ottawa spending $4.7B on new made-in-Canada Via Rail passenger cars. Available from CTV News: https://www.ctvnews.ca/northern-ontario/article/ottawa-spending-47b-on-new-made-in-canada-via-rail-passenger-cars/