The waterfront secretariat warns that provincial redevelopment of Ontario Place and expansion of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport will likely create severe traffic and transit congestion. The warnings also include potential degradation of harbour water quality. The concerns were raised during a committee hearing on proposed legislation that would let the province take over the City of Toronto’s role in the airport. The committee heard the province has not produced a business plan and has not completed health or environmental studies related to the expansion. Premier Doug Ford supports expanding the airport to allow jet landings and takeoffs, targeting service growth to 10 million passengers annually from two million. Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria frames the expansion as a nation-building economic project. Mayor Olivia Chow calls the move a land grab without consultation.
"Toronto's waterfront secretariat says the province's plans to redevelop Ontario Place and expand the airport on the Toronto Islands will create severe traffic and transit congestion and could lead to degradation of the water quality in the harbour."
"The committee heard the province does not have a business plan nor has it conducted any health or environmental studies on its expansion plans."
"Premier Doug Ford is pushing for an expansion of the airport that would allow jets to land and take off with a goal to increase service to 10 million passengers per year, up from two million a year."
"Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has called the move a land grab without consulting Torontonians."
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