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[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 week ago

On Friday, Ford suggested that a list of priority plans he sent to Prime Minister Mark Carney at the beginning of the month would all get the exception status.

Those projects are: developing the resource-rich Ring of Fire in Thunder Bay; expanding Ontario’s nuclear power generating stations; building a deep-sea port in James Bay; massive expansion to the GO Train system; and building a tunnelled expressway under Highway 401.

Perfect. Carney is going to say no and save Ford and the rest of us from this stupidity.

[-] ryan213@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 week ago

I'm OK with the nuclear power generation and GO Train expansion. On paper, at least.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

What's wrong with a deep sea port in James Bay? Isn't that whole region about to have increased marine usage?

I don't really know anything on the topic. Other than we shouldn't increase use of that corridor, is there something else?

There's already rail there, but I imagine the existing system would be woefully inadequate...

[-] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

It could be the spurring point for more resource extraction in the north which could lead to jobs and exports but always comes with environmental destruction regardless of the economic impact and continues Canada's dependancy on a resource extraction economy.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Ya I can see that happening pretty easily beyond just being a port.

Make a new port, improve the rail system, and suddenly it's a much better target for resource extraction over the entire area.

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