Mr. Speaker, I am rising today to table several petitions signed by thousands of concerned constituents who are calling on the government to immediately halt the Alto high-speed rail project. They cite a number of very legitimate concerns, including heavy-handed expropriation, dividing up communities with no level crossings, the proposed costs and the questionable benefits the project offers.
I would like to thank the countless citizens of Hastings—Lennox and Addington—Tyendinaga, and those all across Canada, for their continued efforts in raising awareness of the negative consequences of this project.