Access to family doctors, tax cuts, and job creation in the face of potential U.S. tariffs were the focus on the Ontario campaign trail today with less than three weeks until election day.
Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford announced plans to move forward with construction of a 401 Tunnel Expressway if his party is re-elected in a bid to bolster the economy. Ford first floated the idea of a tunnel last fall, saying it would ease gridlock in Toronto and surrounding area.
Ford touted the project during a Feb. 7 campaign stop in Scarborough, saying its construction would create “thousands and thousands of jobs.” He said gridlock in Toronto area is hurting productivity and robs the economy of “$56 billion” annually. Highway 401 is already at capacity, he said, noting that many of the other series 400 highways are not far behind….