‘I have not formed an opinion’: Carney on Ford’s claims of PM’s support of Billy Bishop expansion
Ontario says the expansion could handle 10 million passengers a year, but federal approval is still needed before the project can move ahead.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney has not yet formed an opinion on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to expand Toronto's island airport and is waiting for broad consultations to conclude before deciding.
- Doug Ford stated the federal government supports the airport expansion, but Carney's government has not publicly committed.
- Ford said the rest of the Toronto Islands should remain untouched after the province took over the city's stake in Billy Bishop Airport.
- Ontario passed legislation allowing it to control all island land where the airport is located, and plans to use only the land necessary for the expansion.
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Mark Carney promises ‘consultation process’ over future of Billy Bishop airport
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has not "formed an opinion" on Premier Doug Ford's contentious expansion plan for Toronto's Billy Bishop airport and is promising a "consultation process" with
Carney Has Not Formed Opinion on Ford’s Island Airport Expansion Vision in Toronto
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he has not formed an opinion on Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s plan to expand Toronto’s island airport, but promised broad consultations would start soon on the proposal. Ford wants to expand Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to allow jets to land and take off, an idea he said the federal government has endorsed. But Carney said Thursday there’s still work to be done before he can come to a conclusion. “Ther…
Carney says he has 'not formed an opinion' on Ford government's island airport expansion
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has not formed an opinion on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to expand Toronto's island airport. Carney says he wants to wait for broad consultations, which are set to begin soon, to conclude before deciding on the proposed expansion of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
Winnipeg Free Press
Carney has not formed opinion on Ford's island airport expansion vision in Toronto
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday he has not formed an opinion on Ontario Premier Doug Ford's plan to expand Toronto's island airport, but promised broad consultations would start soon on the proposal.
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