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Ontario Premier Doug Ford joined Oakville Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Daniel Tisch for a fireside chat at the Oakville Convention Centre this afternoon.
Ford touched on everything from trade with the U.S. and Mexico, to nuclear reactors, and the Utah Hockey Club getting stuck in traffic before puck drop with the Maple Leafs (last night). He spoke primarily about various forms of infrastructure and trade.
“We need more skilled trades right now as we’re really moving forward on infrastructure projects," Ford said. “We’re doing a feasibility study, the tunnel under the 400 series highways will be the largest infrastructure project in the world if we move forward with it.”
The premier continued that he drove past gridlock traffic at midnight on the 401 the other day, and it was unacceptable to hear the Utah team had to walk the final few minutes to the arena to play the Leafs on Sunday.
The investments his government is making in transit is the largest in North America, the premier said.
“We’re investing over $70 billion in the largest transit expansion in North America, including GO Train service expansion on the Lakeshore West and East lines,” Ford said. “We’re also making record investment to expand our energy grid. We’re leading the future. We’re one of the leaders in nuclear energy.”
Ford said there have been $100 million orders from Poland, among other countries, asking for small modular reactors, a type of nuclear reactor.
