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Transport committee Last year the Toronto Port Authority annual report—
February 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Bill Freeman
Transport committee That's correct.
February 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Bill Freeman
Transport committee We have not repeated those accusations, Mr. Volpe. First of all, the members should know that this became a very heated debate and some statements were made that we regret. That's what the apology was about. We have not changed....
February 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Bill Freeman
Transport committee From that day to this, we have not changed our opposition to the island airport expansion. That's the key issue, and it continues to this very day.
February 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Bill Freeman
Transport committee And I live in Toronto, yes.
February 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Bill Freeman
Transport committee I said 2,000 people. That's about right.
February 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Bill Freeman
Transport committee Those are people who receive our newsletters. We hold meetings. Maybe 2,000 people do not show up, but a significant number of people come.
February 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Bill Freeman
Transport committee I come from a group called Community Air, which is a community group made up mainly of people who live in the downtown core. We have particularly focused on the Toronto Island airport, which has been, frankly, a tremendous difficulty for local people. I recognize that most members don't come from Toronto, but this airport has been the biggest and most intense political controversy in the city of Toronto certainly for the last five years, and it's a problem that has gone on now for at least two decades.
February 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Bill Freeman