LOL how did the Feds banish the Provincial Liberals into irrelevancy? You do know the Province is still kicking in $1.4 billion to the project, probably the most out of all 3 levels of government. If this was really a direct attack on the Provincial Liberals, wouldn't Timmy Hudak be also in on the photo op? Nope, he was left out. If you want the Provincial Liberals to be gone, the Feds and the City should fund the whole thing on their own. Otherwise, all parties will just have to re-negotiate the plan.
In regards to Ford, that guy just jumps on anything Subway. Had the Feds not pitched in, he would still have used the Murray subway map to claim victory. Real test for him is if another Conservative runs against him, thus diluting the Conservative vote and allowing maybe a more Left-leaning candidate to win. Not much to do with the Subway, since many people will claim victory on this.