Toronto Liberal MPs need to prioritize constituents over jets in Billy Bishop Airport battle

Liberal MPs from Toronto as the last line of defence for the city and its residents on the potential expansion of the Billy Bishop Airport. Unfortunately, most of these MPs are ducking residents on the issue or sharing vague, scripted responses.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney on Dec. 18, 2025. Carney showed his cards at an April press conference with both the premier and Toront's mayor present, declaring Ford's plan to seize Toronto land without prior consultation has 'an efficiency' to it, and offers 'big possibilities,' writes Christopher Holcroft.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY CHRISTOPHER HOLCROFT

May 14, 2026

The federal Liberal government's Toronto MPs will soon have to pick a side in the debate over the potential expansion of Billy Bishop Airport situated on that city's downtown waterfront: powerful private interests, or their own constituents.

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