The 300 km/h train that would cut through farmland in rural ridings represented by Tory MPPs has always been unpopular with some members of Ford’s caucus.
Chastened by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s rethink on Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are now expressing doubts about Ottawa’s Alto high-speed rail project.
In a transportation megaproject tit-for-tat, 11 Tory MPPs have issued a statement critical of Carney’s proposed high-speed rail line connecting Toronto to Quebec City.
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