Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria announces that the provincial government is starting the contract procurement for the Eglinton Crosstown West extension. The contract will cover the design and construction of the seven stations along the extended rapid light rail line from the east end of Toronto into Mississauga.
Liberal MP Yvan Baker (Etobicoke Centre), MPP Michael Ford (York South–Weston), Mayor Olivia Chow, and (other dude) also take part in the Toronto news conference.