Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he thinks Prime Minister Mark Carney will designate his plan to tunnel an expressway below Highway 401 as a nation-building project, though there’s no sign he’s been given any guarantees.

Last week, Ottawa announced five ideas that its new Major Projects Office would usher through the approvals process and fast-track.

Ontario submitted a list of five priorities earlier this year, including the 401 tunnel, but only one was selected by the federal government.

Speaking at the International Plowing Match on Tuesday morning, Ford said he was confident his highway tunnel plan would get the PM’s approval.

“I believe he will; I just believe he will,” Ford told reporters when asked if the tunnel plan would be backed by Ottawa.

He did not say if Carney or th

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