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Randall Denley: Ford and Carney don't care if their transportation megaprojects make sense

With both the Toronto airport expansion and high-speed rail, it feels like the thinking behind them was 'Sounds great. Let’s do it'

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford was busy this week selling his version of free trade in the U.S., but he has some salesmanship to do back in Ontario, where a couple of transportation megaprojects face increasing public opposition.

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In one case, Ford needs to convince the public that his ambitious plan to expand Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport makes sense.

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In the other, he should urge Prime Minister Mark Carney to listen to the concerns of rural Ontarians who fear that Carney’s Alto high-speed rail project will cut a swathe of destruction through their communities.

In Toronto, a coalition of 28 civic and business leaders are urging a “reality check” on the impacts of Ford’s airport plan.

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