‘They just want a blank cheque’: opposition MPs, farmers call on feds to scrap $90-billion high-speed rail project, say feds are secretive about details

'We are deliberately being kept in the dark,' on Alto details, says Conservative MP Scott Reid, who represents Lanark-Frontenac, Ont.
Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon says here are still 'unknowns' with the $90-billion high-speed rail project when asked if he expects to see cost-overruns.

The federal government’s “nation-building” high-speed rail project is under scrutiny with pressure growing from opposition MPs, some Senators, and farmers who are accusing the Liberals of “secrecy” about the $90-billion project details, and potential impacts on the...

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