Andrew Scheer announces financial support for Ontario Line and Yonge Subway Extension

A new Conservative government will fund projects that get Canadians home faster, reduce commute times

A new Conservative government will fund the Ontario Line and Yonge
Subway Extension projects as part of a plan to prioritize projects that get
Canadians home faster, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced today.

“The Ontario Line and the Yonge Subway Extension are two great
examples of projects that reduce commute times and relieve traffic congestion
for hard-working commuters,” Scheer said.

“These are exactly the kinds of infrastructure projects a new
Conservative government will prioritize and I’m pleased to announce that as
Prime Minister, my government will fund them.”

The 7.4-kilometre Yonge Subway
Extension will connect Toronto to Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill – one of
the fastest growing regions in Ontario.
The 15-kilometre Ontario Line will
increase capacity by 30 per cent on a critically needed east-west and
north-south route.

Scheer was joined by Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Richmond
Hill Mayor David Barrow and pointed out that despite a $187 billion infrastructure
spending commitment, Justin Trudeau has failed to deliver much-needed commuter
infrastructure for Canadians.

“Justin Trudeau was elected on a promise to invest in
infrastructure and get these kinds of projects built. But four years later, he
has spent the money but has nothing to show for it. We got the deficits without
the infrastructure,” Scheer said. “Once again, he is not as advertised.”

Only Canada’s Conservatives have a plan to lower your taxes and
put more money in your pockets so you can get ahead. We will build the
desperately needed infrastructure Canadians need to get home faster at the end
of the day.

FACTS:

Commute times in Toronto are
up an
average of almost 8 per cent since 2013, with
an average commute of 42 minutes.
The Ontario Line is estimated
to cost $10.9 billion and is scheduled to be complete by 2027.
The Yonge Subway Extension is
estimated to cost $5.6 billion and should be operational right after the
Ontario Line opens.
A new Conservative government
would fund projects that reduce commute times across the country like the George
Massey Tunnel replacement project in Vancouver and the third link across the
Saint Lawrence River in Québec City.
According to the Parliamentary
Budget Officer (PBO), for every dollar
Justin Trudeau promised for infrastructure, he only spent 60 cents: “the
Government failed to spend about 40 per cent of its planned infrastructure
budget.”
Analysis
showed that for all his spending, there are no substantial results to show for
it.
In its analysis of Budget 2018,
the PBO reported:
“Budget 2018 provides an incomplete account of the changes to the Government’s
$186.7 billion infrastructure spending plan. PBO requested the new plan but it
does not exist.”
If given four more years,
Justin Trudeau’s debt and never-ending deficits will delay badly needed
infrastructure, threatening the future of important projects like the Ontario
Line and Yonge Subway Extension, and doing nothing to reduce commute times.
Trudeau’s Carbon tax will add
31 cents a litre to the price of gas, adding hundreds of dollars to the cost of
everyday essentials. In Ontario, his carbon tax will cost you over a thousand
dollars each and every year.

ANDREW SCHEER’S PLAN FOR YOU TO GET AHEAD:

Scrap the Trudeau Carbon Tax, lowering the cost of everyday essentials like gas, groceries, and home heating.
Introduce the Universal Tax Cut, saving an average couple $850.
Take the GST off home heating costs, saving your family $107 every year.
Introduce the Green Public Transit Tax Credit, saving a family of four who take transit up to $1,000.
Make maternity benefits tax-free, putting up to $4,000 back in the pockets of new parents.
Introduce the Children’s Fitness Tax Credit, allowing parents to claim up to $1,000 for sports activities.
Introduce the Children’s Arts and Learning Tax Credit, letting parents claim up to $500 for arts and learning programs.
Expand the Age Credit, benefiting the lowest income Canadians the most and giving a senior couple up to $300.
Boost government-matching to RESP’s by 50 per cent, helping parents get more for their kids’ education.
Introduce the Green Home Renovation Tax Credit, putting up to $3,800 back in the pockets of Canadians for green home improvements.