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Premier Doug Ford’s eastern Ontario caucus questioning high-speed rail project
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Wings Magazine
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren CalabreseTalking Points Ontario Premier Doug Ford's caucus is questioning the feasibility of Prime Minister Mark Carney's proposed high-speed rail line, known as Alto, following the federal government's rejection of plans to expand the Toronto island airport.
Eleven eastern Ontario Progressive Conservative members expressed concerns that local voices are being overlooked in the project's planning.
Farmers and landowners in eastern Ontario oppose Alto due to potential mass land expropriation.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s caucus is openly questioning the viability of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s proposed high-speed rail line as senior provincial government sources say Ford is reconsidering his support for the project after Ottawa nixed plans to expand the Toronto island airport.
There is a mobilized backlash to Alto in eastern Ontario, where mass expropriation of land would be required to build it.