Discussion · Oral Questions
Jacques Gourde Conservative
“The high-speed train project will burden future generations with huge debt. The transport minister seems ready to let it cost much more than $90 billion. I want to know if he is willing to waste that much money.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Alto train is not a gift. It places a perpetual burden on the backs of future generations. Yesterday, the Minister of Transport opened the door to the possibility of cost overruns, so the minister is prepared for it to cost far more than $90 billion and far exceed its budget. Is the Liberal transport minister prepared to pour money down a bottomless pit?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, the Alto train is not a gift. It places a perpetual burden on the backs of future generations. Yesterday, the Minister of Transport opened the door to the possibility of cost overruns, so the minister is prepared for it to cost far more than $90 billion and far exceed its budget. Is the Liberal transport minister prepared to pour money down a bottomless pit?