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Ford floats idea of filling in parts of Lake Ontario to create land for sprawling new convention centre
Premier Doug Ford proposes a multibillion-dollar, two-million-square-foot convention centre on new artificial land as a solution to Toronto’s aging facility and lost business.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford is considering building an artificial island in Lake Ontario to house a new convention centre for Toronto.
- Ford says the current Metro Toronto Convention Centre is outdated and too small, causing Toronto to miss out on large conventions.
- Opposition leaders criticized Ford's focus on an expensive new convention centre instead of priorities like healthcare and education.
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LILLEY: Doug Ford's island airport, convention centre plan would bring life to Toronto waterfront
Premier Doug Ford clearly has a vision for Toronto’s waterfront. After musing about putting a new convention centre there last week, Ford went on a rant Monday about expanding the Billy Bishop airport and not caring about squatters who live on the Toronto Islands.
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