⬆️ “values & policies”
The sudden #ONTARIO campaign began with the #NDP Battling #DougFord over …🛣️ #HIGHWAY407
To our shock, only the #OLP #Liberals HAD a #HealthCare Plan
#onHealth (& Housing) continue to deteriorate here
Forgive us\ #DonDavies/ any “cynicism“ over what we felt as “betrayAL” #onPoli
🚗 Premier Doug Ford delivers on a major election promise: tolls are officially gone on Highway 407 East (Brock Rd to Hwy 35/115).
The provincially owned stretch is now toll-free.
#ONpoli #DougFord #Highway407 #TollFree #Ontario
I've noted many times that govt could just legislate an end to #Highway407 tolls in Ontario. People don't believe me.
Well, meet #Bill5!
- Govt can name 407 a "designated project" & ban tolls.
- Law prohibits any lawsuit claiming damages for lost profits/revenues.
Boom.
Ford’s car-friendly cuts will boost gridlock, drain transit funds, experts warn
#Ontario #Canada #DougFord #PublicTransit #ClimateCrisis #GasTax #Highway407 #TransitFunding #UrbanPlanning #Environment #Gridlock #EquityInTransit #CarCulture #Automotive
the-14.com/fords-car-fr...
AtkinsRealis Sells 6.76% Interest In Highway 407 For $2.79 Billion
$ATRL $ATRL.to #CPP #GTA #highway407
thedeepdive.ca/atkinsrealis...
You know, if the province of #Ontario had kept the #Highway407 instead of selling it (thx, Harris), it would be _paid off_ by now, and it would be handling the traffic that the stupid #Highway413 is intended to alleviate. Instead, we get a new highway we don't need (paid for by tax $$), and the […]
From the vaults: for TVO @tvotoday.bsky.social I looked at how and why the province sold Highway 407 a quarter of a century ago #history #ontario #highway407
www.tvo.org/article/the-...
