The Canadian Press: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to cancel a proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City.
Speaking to reporters in Peterborough, Ont., on Tuesday, Poilievre called the project a “boondoggle” that would waste taxpayer dollars.
“Carney Liberals will confiscate farmland and private property, disrupting communities and harming the quality of life of local residents who will not even get to use the train because it won’t have any stops near their homes,” said Poilievre, who was joined by MP Philip Lawrence and former MP Michelle Ferreri…