Ontario rethinking support for high-speed rail after feds reject Billy Bishop expansion: source
Ontario says the project would improve regional connectivity and healthcare access as federal officials cite overwhelming public opposition.
- On Friday, the federal government rejected plans to expand Billy Bishop airport to accommodate jet aircraft, citing overwhelming negative feedback from public consultations.
- Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria vowed to "push forward" with the expansion, dismissing the federal decision as bowing to a "fringe group" of Toronto residents opposed to the province's plans.
- Sarkaria argued the project "makes sense," citing support from Northern Ontario healthcare CEOs regarding connectivity and Eastern Ontario mayors noting how the expansion would support regional transportation needs.
- Mayor Olivia Chow called the province's stance "worrying" in a Global News interview, arguing it conflicts with the city's "collective interpretation" of the federal decision.
- Premier Ford's government confirmed it has "no intention to repeal" legislation allowing the expropriation of airport lands, maintaining its commitment to modernizing Billy Bishop despite the federal rejection.
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Queen’s Park Says Ottawa Gave In to ‘Fringe Group’ Demands on Airport Expansion Dispute
Ontario’s transportation minister says the federal government caved to the demands of a “small fringe group” when it announced it would block the province’s plan to revamp Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to accommodate commercial jets. Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon announced last week that Ottawa had rejected the provincial proposal to expand the airport, following public consultations that drew more than 87,000 responses, mainly…
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Premier Doug Ford’s eastern Ontario caucus questioning high-speed rail project
TORONTO — Eleven members of Premier Doug Ford's caucus say eastern Ontario voices are not being heard on the federal government's proposed high-speed rail project. Sources say the province is reconsidering its support for Alto, the federal government's...
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Premier Doug Ford's eastern Ontario caucus questioning high-speed rail project
TORONTO - Eleven members of Premier Doug Ford's caucus say eastern Ontario voices are not being heard on the federal government's proposed high-speed rail project.
St Catharines Standard
Doug Ford Tories rethink support for Carney’s Alto high-speed rail project after Billy Bishop move
The contentious 300 km/h train that cuts through farmland in rural ridings represented by Tory MPPs has always been unpopular with some members of Ford's caucus.
11 Ontario Progressive Conservative MPs questioned the Alto project.
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