GREATER SUDBURY—The health and well-being of Canadians are the top priorities of the Governments of Canada and Ontario. But the COVID-19 pandemic has affected more than Canadians' personal health. It is having a profound effect on the economy. That is why governments have been taking decisive action to support families, businesses and communities, and continue to look ahead to see what more can be done. Ontarians need help getting safely to work and home, getting out to appointments, to shop and to conduct business. Strategic investments in sustainable public transportation infrastructure play a key role. Paul Lefebvre, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Sudbury, as well as Marc G. Serré, Member of Parliament for Nickel Belt, both acting on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities; Dave Smith, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Indigenous Affairs and Member of Provincial Parliament for Peterborough−Kawartha, on behalf of the Honourable Laurie Scott, Ontario's Minister of Infrastructure; and His Worship Brian Bigger, Mayor of the City of Greater Sudbury, today announced funding for five public transit and active transportation projects in Greater Sudbury. These investments include the purchase of 53 buses to replace those that are reaching the end of their life cycle over the next eight years, as well as planning, design, and construction to improve transit service along three of Sudbury's busiest corridors. In addition, projects that study and introduce new smart-card technology to the system, as well as design and build three new Major Mobility Hubs, will improve service for residents. Together, these projects will improve the capacity and quality of the transit system, while also reducing maintenance costs. The Government of Canada is investing over $39.7 million in these projects through the Public Transit Infrastructure Stream (PTIS) of the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. The Government of Ontario is providing more than $33.1 million to the projects, while the City of Greater Sudbury is contributing more than $26.4 million.