Mr. Speaker, I rise today to quote the Mayor of Pickering, Dave Ryan, who stated:
We thank the Government of Canada for bringing 40 years of indecision to an end; and providing clear direction on the Pickering airport.
Moving forward, the City of Pickering and its residents ask that the Government of Canada employ an open and transparent process with opportunities to share, analyze and comment on relevant documents and decision-making on the use of the federal airport lands.
The City of Pickering and Durham Region have constructed their infrastructure to support the development of the Seaton lands, which will see housing for 60,000 people and some 30,000 jobs materialize over the next 10 years. With this in place, infrastructure for Seaton is sized to accommodate the future Pickering airport.
There is a desire in the city of Pickering to move ahead with this project.