NDP, Bloc MPs says feds should impose Buy Canadian policy on Via Rail contract to prevent buying new trains from foreign supplier

Despite the current policy, Canadian content requirements wouldn’t necessarily apply to the upcoming Via Rail contract since its process began in 2024.

NDP MP Heather McPherson says her party is 'deeply opposed to giving away a good contract,' particularly to the United States given the ongoing trade tensions.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY IREM KOCA

May 11, 2026

Opposition MPs are calling on the federal government to impose Buy Canadian requirements on an ongoing multibillion dollar rail procurement, warning against the "mistake" of awarding the contract to an American company.

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