The Liberal government launched a six-year, $3.9-billion design and development plan Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will eventually connect Quebec City and Toronto with a high-speed rail line.

The Canadian government is moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar plan to build a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto

MONTREAL — A high-speed rail link between Toronto and Quebec City could deliver billions of dollars in economic benefits, a new report says. The C.D. Howe Institute study found that the promised line would generate between $15 billion and $27 billion in value for Canadians over six decades.

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Canada’s largest infrastructure project ever, this new rail line will carry trains travelling at 300 km per hour

Wednesday’s announcement of $3.9-billion for a five-year planning phase is the latest step in a long-running debate over whether to green light high-speed rail in Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday announced Canada’s first high-speed rail line, connecting major hubs from Toronto to Quebec City, calling it “the largest infrastructure project in Canadian history”.

The federal government is moving ahead with the next phase of a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday.

Canada is set to begin work on a high-speed inter-city rail network – the largest infrastructure project in the country's history. Spanning 621 miles (1,000 km), its lines will help commuters travel between Toronto and Montréal – the two biggest cities in Canada – within three hours,