By helping to make it more sustainable, our government is helping to ensure that the Brick Works can continue its educational work and become an even more treasured gathering space for the people of Toronto for generations to come.
The 2023 Fall Economic Statement introduces a series of new measures to advance the government’s economic plan by continuing to build a stronger economy, fight climate change, and create great careers for Canadians—today and for generations to come.
Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, delivered the 2023 Fall Economic Statement, taking further action to support the middle class and build more homes, faster.
Our government was elected on a promise to deliver for the middle class.
And our economic plan is focused on building an economy that works for everyone—with good jobs that people can count on.
Today in Toronto, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario Minister of Transportation, Her Worship Olivia Chow, Mayor of Toronto, and Jamaal Myers, Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), announced the on-time delivery of the first of 60 new made-in-Canada streetcars to the TTC, supported by a $568 million joint investment. The first new streetcars will enter service today.
Today in Toronto, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced a joint investment of $2.8 million to retrofit Evergreen Brick Works and ensure it continues being an important community recreation hub for generations of Torontonians to come.