Canada eager to consider investing in new Montreal rail network - Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greets the crowd after a meeting with the File Hills Qu'Appelle Tribal Council in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada on April 26, 2016. REUTERS/David Stobbe

TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian government is eager to consider joining the pension fund Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec in investing in a new public transport light rail network in Montreal, the third-largest of its kind in the world, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday.

Speaking at a Liberal convention in Montreal, Trudeau told reporters he looks forward to talks with Caisse on how Canada can be a “strong financial partner" in the C$5.5-billion Montreal light rail project.