An Air Canada Jazz aircraft and a fire truck sit on the tarmac at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on Monday March 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn - The Canadian PressThe federal government's decision to halt Ontario's plan for a major expansion of Billy Bishop airport will guard Toronto's waterfront against serious setbacks to its revitalization, advocates say — while proponents of the project dub the move "disappointing." On Friday, federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said the government is "exclusively" focused on approved safety upgrades already underway at Billy Bishop, rather than on building it out to allow jets to land. Giles Gherson, CEO of Toronto Region Board of Trade, called the decision "disappointing." It made up one piece in a broader bid by the Ford government to overhaul the city's shores.