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Canada Expropriated 39,000 Hectares of Agricultural Land to Build the World's Largest Airport: 39 Years Later, the Terminal Went to the Excavator

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In 1969, the federal government expropriated 39,000 hectares of agricultural land in the Lower Laurentians to build the world's largest airport. Inaugurated in 1975, Mirabel Airport turned out to be an economic disaster that permanently closed its doors to passengers in 2004. Its terminal, symbol of the gigantism of another era, was razed to the excavator in 2014. More
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In 1969, the federal government expropriated 39,000 hectares of agricultural land in the Lower Laurentians to build the world's largest airport. Inaugurated in 1975, Mirabel Airport turned out to be an economic disaster that permanently closed its doors to passengers in 2004. Its terminal, symbol of the gigantism of another era, was razed to the excavator in 2014. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
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