Elections
Do you support completing the Mid-Peninsula Highway? Why or why not?
Responses to the question: "Do you support completing the Mid-Peninsula Highway? Why or why not?"
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4 Candidate Responses (top)
| Hamilton Mountain | ||
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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Hans Wienhold | No | As stated above, I do not think the government should be involved in the transportation business. Therefore I do not support the building of any more roads or highways, anywhere by government.
As a compromise measure however, I would be favourable to a complete democratization of the issue. In other words, if some voters want the highway then they should also be willing to pay for it. Those who do not want it should not be forced to. I would therefore support mailing a survey to every Ontario taxpayer asking them whether they support the highway or not. Then I would develop two separate Ontario tax forms to be included with the annual T1 forms. Those who support the highway would receive tax form "A" and pay a proportionately higher provincial tax rate than those who do not. It would, I believe, give us all a kinder, gentler democracy instead of the version where 51% of the voters can legally bludgeon the other, unwilling, 49% into conformity. The same technique could, of course, be widened to include all kinds of other politically contentious and divisive issues... like.... government funded abortions, religious vs. secular schools, firing tax funded missiles into places like Libya for humanitarian reasons and funding the CBC. |
| Monique Taylor | No | The NDP's first priority for reducing congestion is to make transit more accessible and affordable to Ontarians. Second, we believe we can make much more efficient use of highways - for example, by speeding up the planned implementation of high-occupancy vehicle lanes. There may be cases where the expansion and extension of highways is necessary, but all cost-effective and environmentally preferable options should be explored first - something we believe the Liberal government has failed to do. Historically, we have raised concern about planned highway expansions that threaten the Greenbelt, such as the Bradford by-pass, the GTA West highway to Guelph, and the Mid-Peninsula highway. We will continue to raise those concerns in the future. |
| Sophia Aggelonitis | No | We are committed to a transit system that helps move people and goods quickly and efficiently while balancing the needs of different regions.
When it comes to the Niagara-to-GTA corridor, two environmental assessments (Niagara-GTA and GTA-West) were put in place to consider all modes of transportation (transit, roads and rail) for the area. Both studies offer short- and medium-term recommendations that address the existing transportation challenges in the GTA-Niagara corridor. Ultimately, our focus is on an integrated transit system that achieves long-term economic prosperity and environmental sustainability. |
| Tony Morris | No | The Green Party does not support the Mid-Penisula Highway. The Niagara Escarpment is a legislatively protected area of Ontario with some of the best agricultural land in Canada. To ensure the future sustainability of Ontario's food supply requires maintaining the integrity of farms in this area. Another highway would only increase the reliance on the automobile and add to an already congested region. Money for such an initiative would be better spent on increased rail and other public transit initiatives. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 0 | 0.0% |
| No | 4 | 100.0% |
| Maybe | 0 | 0.0% |
4 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Hamilton Mountain | ||
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| Brian Goodwin | ||
| Geordie Elms | ||
| Jim Enos | ||
| Trevor Pettit | ||
