Mr. Speaker, for 100 years the Algoma Central Railway has moved passengers and freight between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst and helped develop remote tourist destinations. Last week, Transport Canada quietly announced that it would cut the modest funding that supports the rural passenger line, leaving hunting and fishing lodges inaccessible, hurting tourism and damaging the local economy.
Why is the government unilaterally abandoning the communities, businesses and tourists who rely on the ACR? Why will the government not stand up for northern Ontario?