REALITY

Pierre Poilievre: "Mr. Carney continues to hold millions of dollars of investment in Brookfield, which is massively expanding its investments in the People's Republic of China."

Conservatives are calling on the Liberal government to scrap the Alto high-speed rail project. There are several reasons we are against this project as it stands: 🔴 The cost. Right now, the estimated cost of the project is greater than the current federal deficit. That amounts to nearly $8,000 for a family of four. We simply can't afford this right now. 🔴 The actual success of the project. Real construction for this project won't start until 2030 and the first stretch of the railway wouldn't be completed until 2037. Two-thirds of surveyed Canadians said they probably wouldn't use it even once a year. And according to McGill’s Transport Research Lab, the train will require $2.54 billion in annual subsidies in its first year (more than double the total cost of VIA Rail this year). We have no guarantees that this project will be built on time or on budget, and if it will even get enough use to justify its cost. 🔴 The lack of clarity on the expropriation process. This has been the top issue I have been hearing about as an MP. Thousands of properties could ultimately be affected along the corridor and people have not getting the clear answers they deserve on this important issue. Canadians have seen before how poorly managed expropriation can leave lasting damage. For example, after expropriating approximately 18,600 acres of prime farmland, the federal government abandoned plans for an airport in Pickering, Ontario, leaving the land in limbo for more than 50 years. I am all for getting nation building projects built. But nation building projects should make money for Canadians, not take money from Canadians. The Liberals should focus on getting natural resource projects built that will grow our economy sooner rather than later. An incredibly expensive train that won't even be fully operational within the next decade will not achieve that goal.

How much is Chrystia Freeland’s and Bill Blair’s? I’ll wait.

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