Steven MacKinnon: “This is an important next step toward building a faster, cleaner and more connected rail network for Canadians.”

This is a strong indication of preference for one route over another.

By announcing what we're announcing today, we're signalling that the federal government intends to deploy the tools offered to it by the Building Canada Act.

Hamilton's steel industry is of vital, strategic, national importance, as are the producers in steel industries from all over Canada.

Canadians want to buy Canadian products. Canadians want their governments to buy Canadian products. Canadian businesses want to use more Canadian materials,