Rail Transportation

During question period, a Conservative member asked about the Alto high-speed rail project, saying the government was having people sign non-disclosure agreements related to acquiring farmland and asking when a 30-day termination period on one such agreement begins. A Liberal minister replied in support of the project, saying it would connect Ontario and Quebec, create jobs and cut pollution, and suggested the Conservatives now oppose a project they previously supported.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Jacques Gourde, Lévis—Lotbinière

Conservative
“A government rail project is making people sign secrecy deals so it can take over farmland faster. One secret deal can be ended in 30 days. When does that 30-day clock start?”
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Madam Speaker, yesterday, at the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, we learned that Alto, a project commissioned by the Liberal government, has been signing non-disclosure agreements with property appraisers, surveyors, well-known law firms, local authorities and even the former Quebec government, with the objective of accelerating the expropriation of agricultural land along the route. In the interests of full transparency, the secret agreement with the former Quebec government contains a 30-day termination clause. Does this period begin from the date of signature or from the date the notice of termination is served?

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