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During Question Period on rail transportation, a Conservative member criticized the Alto high-speed rail project, saying it would leave future generations with heavy debt and arguing the Transport Minister had acknowledged it could cost far more than its roughly $90 billion budget. No reply from the government is included in the available statements, and the rest of the debate’s content is not represented in this sample.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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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.”
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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?

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