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TORONTO \u2014 Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he believes Prime Minister Mark Carney will back his idea for a tunnel under Highway 401 through the Greater Toronto Area.<\/p>\n
Ford made the comments today at the International Plowing Match, an annual expo that celebrates agriculture and rural living.<\/p>\n
When asked if Carney has given him any direct assurances about that project, Ford said he just believes it will happen.<\/p>\n
Carney recently named the first five projects in the national interest that will be fast-tracked, which is intended to strengthen the country\u2019s economy, particularly in the face of U.S. tariffs.<\/p>\n
One Ontario project was on the initial list \u2014 building small modular nuclear reactors \u2014 and Ford says that accessing the province\u2019s critical mineral-rich Ring of Fire region will be in the next set of projects.<\/p>\n
Ford has been urging Carney to include a tunnel under Highway 401, which the premier has pitched as a way to ease gridlock and boost productivity in the Toronto area, though critics have dismissed it as fantasy.<\/p>\n
\u00a92025 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n