Thunder Bay MPP Bill Mauro is introducing a private members bill that if passed will ensure that more of the money Ontario municipalities spend on mass transit vehicles will stay in Ontario. The Buy in Canada for Mass Transit Vehicles Act, would require that at least 60 percent of the cost of mass transit vehicles purchased by Ontario municipalities with the assistance of provincial funding be made up of Canadian labour costs, material costs, overhead, and profits. Also, the legislation would require that the final assembly of these mass transit vehicles take place in Canada.
