More than 300 Via Rail cars will be built in Canada in shift to domestic production, Carney says
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $4.7-billion investment to manufacture over 300 Via Rail passenger cars domestically in Canada. This move aims to reduce reliance on foreign imports and boost domestic manufacturing amid global trade protectionism.
Why it matters
This represents a significant shift in Canadian industrial policy, prioritizing domestic production and supply chain security in the transportation sector.
Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Alstom Plant in Thunder Bay on Thursday. The new trains the PM announced will serve Via Rail’s long-distance and remote routes. David Jackson/The Canadian Press
The federal government will spend $4.7-billion to build and maintain more than 300 Via Rail passenger rail cars in Canada, using facilities in Quebec and Thunder Bay, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Thursday.
At a news conference in the northwestern Ontario city, Mr. Carney said the move represents a shift away from importing trains from south of the border.
“For too long, we bought from abroad what we were more than capable of building right here at home. We’re bringing that work back, and we’re turbocharging it,” Mr. Carney said.
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