# Mark Carney announces multibillion-dollar Via Rail investment

https://mins.news/en/video/44125

- CBC News, 2026-09-03 16:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XufZK_6SYnM

> Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced $4.7 billion to manufacture 313 passenger cars for Via Rail. The new cars will be built in Ontario and Quebec with assistance from a France-based rail transport manufacturer.

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