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Ontario Premier called out for inaction on promise to remove Highway 407 tolls in Durham (durham.insauga.com)
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Promises made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to buy Highway 407 and remove the tolls to help ease chronic gridlock have so far come up empty,

Oshawa MPP Jennifer French, the NDP Critic for Infrastructure, Transportation & Highways, called out the government’s inaction on Highway 407 as the region faces some of the “worst traffic worldwide.”

“People deserve a government that gets them where they need to go, safely and efficiently,” said French. “While people are stuck in gridlock across the GTA, the 407 sits half-empty – and this premier isn’t doing anything about it.”

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This isn't so much about the tolls as it is Drug Fraud breaking yet another election promise.

As for the nation not spending enough on road/bridge infrastructure, if the feds had the balls to do the right thing (ie: tax the rich at pre-1970's levels) we wouldn't be in such rough shape.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

It makes sense when you realize Ford won't do anything that returns private money to the public, but will do everything and anything that enriches the private sector.

Removing tolls from the 407 would be a public benefit, so he won't do it. You'd be more likely to see him sell the east-of-Pickering chunk of 407 for a "tax break" and claim it's a win.