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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
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| Anthony Marco |
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. |
| Geoff Peacock |
No |
I do not support the Mid-Peninsula Highway. I don't think that current traffic levels are high enough and can't be dealt with in another way that we need to rip apart precious farm land and wildlife habitat to build a multi billion dollar road that will take 8+ years to complete.
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| Tim Hudak |
Yes |
As part of our plan, an Ontario PC government will invest in the Niagara to GTA Highway Corridor. We have chosen this option because it will create jobs and serve as an artery for trade, tourism, investment an safer travel. In contrast, Dalton McGuinty has proposed to widen the QEW, which would require paving over sensitive tender fruit farmlands and would have a greater impact on ground water.
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