Two Durham Region MPPs Among Those Questioning ALTO High-Speed Rail Project

Doug Ford learns you can’t always get what you want

Opposition to Ottawa's high-speed rail project reflects a politically charged response.

Eastern Ontario Progressive Conservative MPPs raise concerns with Alto high-speed rail plan

Federal Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon says the Alto high-speed rail line will “redefine travel” between Canada’s biggest cities, as 11 eastern Ontario Progressive Conservative MPPs raise concerns that “too many questions remain unanswered” about the project.

Ford MPPs Push Back on Ottawa’s Proposed Toronto-Quebec City High-Speed Rail Plan

Members of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s caucus are questioning the feasibility of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s proposed high-speed rail line, saying “too many questions remain unanswered” about the project. Eleven eastern Ontario MPPs raised concerns about the federal government’s Alto project in a statement this week, saying Ottawa has not adequately addressed issues raised by farmers, landowners, and municipalities about the proposed high-speed…

Premier Doug Ford's Eastern Ont. Caucus Questioning HSR Project

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. Eleven members of Ford’s caucus from eastern Ontario said the federal government is ignoring the voices of farmers, landowners and municipalities on Alto, the …

Kingston-area MPPs question Alto after Toronto airport announcement

TORONTO — The member of provincial parliament representing the northern part of Kingston was among the Conservative representatives who questioned Alto’s high-speed rail project after new reports suggested Ontario was considering withdrawing support for the federal project.