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In question period on air transportation, Heather McPherson of the NDP asked whether the Prime Minister would step in to stop a reported $5-billion expansion of the Billy Bishop airport in Toronto, saying Toronto residents oppose it and that Liberal MPs from the city are not fighting the province’s plan. Minister Steven MacKinnon replied that Toronto’s Liberal MPs represent their city well and work to bring housing and investments to it, and said the government will keep listening to people in the Toronto area on the issue. The remaining time went to a point of order from Martin Champoux of the Bloc Québécois about loud speaking in the chamber and the risk it poses to interpreters’ hearing.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Heather McPherson

NDP
“Premier Doug Ford wants to spend 5 billion dollars to expand the Billy Bishop airport, and Toronto residents do not want it. Toronto Liberal MPs are not doing anything to fight it. Will the Prime Minister step in and stop this plan?”
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Mr. Speaker, Doug Ford wants to force through a $5‑billion Billy Bishop expansion that the people of Toronto do not want. It is a good thing the Ontario NDP is fighting back, but where are the Liberal members of Parliament? They are nowhere to be found. In fact, they are hiding behind a sham consultation that community groups say is a waste of time, with no business case, no environmental assessment and no details. If Toronto Liberal MPs will not represent the people who elected them, will the Prime Minister step in and stop this scheme?

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Steven MacKinnon

Liberal

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“Liberal MPs from Toronto represent their city well and work to bring housing and investments there. We will keep listening to people in the Toronto area on this issue.”

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Mr. Speaker, I want to assure the member from Edmonton that the 23 Liberal MPs from the 416 are incredible members who represent their people and that city to make sure that we have housing and other investments that will move that city forward. We will, of course, continue to listen to the people of the GTA. We will, of course, listen to the voices of Toronto as we continue to move forward on this very important file.

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Martin Champoux

Bloc Québécois
“A Conservative member shouted during question period. We need to remember that shouting can hurt our interpreters' hearing.”
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Mr. Speaker, during question period, a Conservative member suddenly raised his voice while asking his question. I think this could pose a risk to the interpreters, and I think we should keep in mind that interpreters do delicate work and that hearing health is a major concern that we should all be mindful of. I just wanted to point that out as a reminder.

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