Quebec's Farmers Union Is Calling on Ottawa to Suspend Alto High-Speed Rail Project
The union wants an independent review comparing high-speed and high-frequency rail options as Alto’s estimated cost reaches $60 billion to $90 billion.
- Last Friday, the Union des producteurs agricoles wrote to federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon demanding the government "immediately" suspend the high-speed rail project connecting Quebec City and Toronto and halt all interventions by Crown corporation Alto.
- UPA president Martin Caron questioned the project's benefits, citing concerns that current estimates of $60 billion to $90 billion are underestimated and calling for an independent review of costs and territorial impacts.
- Caron noted that a high-frequency train would provide "significant gains in reliability, frequency and travel time, at a lower cost than the TGV," with construction on the first segment between Montreal and Ottawa potentially beginning by 2029.
- A survey commissioned by the UPA from firm Synopsis reveals that public support for the rail project drops from 69 per cent to 59 per cent after a detailed presentation, suggesting misalignment with Quebecers' priorities.
- Opposition to the project is not new; demonstrators gathered on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 10, 2026, to protest the plan, and Caron maintains the government must act responsibly before proceeding further.
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The Toronto Star
The Hamilton SpectatorQuebec’s farmers union is calling on Ottawa to suspend Alto high-speed rail project
LONGUEUIL - An association representing Quebec farmers is calling on the federal government to suspend its plans for a high-speed rail project between Quebec City and Toronto.
Winnipeg Free Press
Quebec's farmers union is calling on Ottawa to suspend Alto high-speed rail project
LONGUEUIL - An association representing Quebec farmers is calling on the federal government to suspend its plans for a high-speed rail project between Quebec City and Toronto.
TVA Nouvelles
LUPA demands Carney Government to pause its Quebec-Toronto TGV project as soon as possible
UPA asks Ottawa to suspend Quebec City to Toronto high-speed rail project
The Union of Agricultural Producers (UPA) is formally asking the federal government to suspend the high-speed rail (TGV) project intended to connect Quebec City and Toronto. Agricultural producers’ opposition to this project is not new. However, the UPA has taken a further step by writing to the federal Minister of Transport, Steven MacKinnon, asking him […]
The Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) formally requests the federal government to suspend the proposed high-speed train (TGV) linking Quebec City and Toronto.
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