Quebec Pension Fund Pulls out of Montreal Rapid Transit Project, Province Takes Over

A train is stopped at a station during a media tour of the Réseau express métropolitain, in Brossard, Que., on June 10, 2021. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

Quebec’s provincial government and the City of Montreal are taking over a controversial rapid transit project from Quebec’s pension fund manager.

Premier François Legault said today it’s clear there’s no public support for an elevated railway in downtown Montreal.