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Doug Ford asks Mark Carney to prioritize 'nation-building' Highway 401 tunnel

Published May 5, 2025 at 6:50pm

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Doug Ford asks Mark Carney to prioritize 'nation-building' Highway 401 tunnel

Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks at a press conference as members of his cabinet watch, in Toronto on April 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is seeking Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for his idea to build a tunnel under Highway 401.

Ford sent the prime minister a letter today setting out a series of Ontario priorities that he hopes Carney will address, including accessing critical minerals, building an electric-vehicle supply chain and enacting bail reforms.

Ford says in his letter that at a meeting in March with the premiers, Carney asked them to identify "nation-building projects."

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