Consul-General Pays Courtesy Call on Metrolinx CEO
Consul-General Eiji Yamamoto with Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig.
On June 12, Consul-General of Japan Eiji Yamamoto paid a courtesy call on Mr. Bruce McCuaig President and CEO of Metrlinx. Mr. Yamamoto and Mr. McCuaig exchanged information and opinions on The Big Move, Metrolinx’s regional transit system implementation plan, as well as on how Japan and Ontario may cooperate in the field of pubilc transportation. Consul General Yamamoto provided an overview of the urban transit systems in Japan and ways in which Japanese industry is contributing toward railway projects overseas. Mr. McCuaig said Japanese participation in the Big Move would be welcome, and expressed hope for further cooperation between Japan and Canada in the field of mass transit in the future.