Don't Get Railroaded!

Ottawa is pressing ahead with the ALTO high-speed rail project — a proposed 300 km/h line linking Toronto to Quebec City at an estimated cost of $90 billion — despite mounting concerns about land expropriation, farmland disruption, oversight, and the risk of massive cost overruns.

Rebel News is investigating every angle of this controversial megaproject: who benefits, who pays, and who could lose their land along the proposed corridor.

On this page, you’ll find our latest reports, updates from affected communities, and in-depth analysis — and you can add your name to the petition calling for transparency, accountability, and a halt to the Alto rail line before irreversible decisions are made.

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Goal: 15,000 signatures

Ottawa is advancing ALTO — a proposed 300 km/h rail line from Toronto to Quebec City — with a projected cost of $90 billion and no guarantee that'll be the end of it.

The plan would carve a 1,000-kilometre corridor up to 60 metres wide through productive farmland and private property, dividing communities and affecting families who receive little to no benefit. In many stretches, there are no rural stations planned at all.

Other megaprojects have spiralled in cost and delay. Meanwhile, consultations are closing quickly, and concerns remain about expropriation, oversight, and accountability.

Before billions more are committed and land is permanently disrupted, Canadians deserve transparency and a full public debate.