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Question period touched on Alto, the government’s planned high-speed rail project. Michael Barrett of the Conservatives asked why the finance minister took part in discussions and decisions about Alto despite having said in a letter that he would be in a conflict of interest if he did, and noted his department hired an Alto executive to help write his budget speech. He also said the project costs over $90 billion, involves expropriating farms, homes and businesses, harms environmentally sensitive land, and asked why the government is not investing in Via Rail instead. Steven MacKinnon, for the Liberals, called Alto a nation-building project, said the finance minister follows rules set by the ethics commissioner, and said Via Rail will remain an important part of the transportation network as the project is built while protecting farmland and the environment.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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