Ontario considering paying costs of running Mississauga LRT – Toronto [Video]

Ontario’s Ford government is “considering” a request from Mississauga Mayor Carolyn Parrish to subsidize the cost of running the unfinished Hurontario LRT when it eventually opens.

In mid-November, Parrish wrote to Premier Doug Ford asking the province to commit to at least three years of operating funding for the light rail line, a request that mirrored an agreement Ontario reached with Toronto at the end of 2023.

“Earlier this year, your government struck new funding deals with Toronto and Ottawa, providing each city with funding for transit projects,” Parrish wrote on Nov. 13. “In both cases, your government recognized the significant operating pressures faced by these cities and determined that provincial support was needed. I am asking you to do the same for Mississauga.”

In her letter, Parrish said that running the Hurontario LRT — which has been named the Hazel McCallion Line — would cost Mississauga roughly $65 million per year. The mayor said that amounted to …