“I want voters to be afraid of this big expensive project that benefits a few rich people. There is a better project in my area we could spend tax money on instead.”
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A debate where the Conservatives criticized a high-speed rail project supported by the Liberals, raising concerns about negative impacts on many farms and landowners in the Montreal-Ottawa corridor. The Liberals did not address the substance of these concerns.