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.

Today in Rigaud, Quebec, farmers facing land seizures by the Carney government have gathered to protest the project. Keep up with our live coverage on X, or follow along below: 

🚨 BREAKING: Farmers are rising up against the Liberals $90 Billion high-speed train, Alto project!

The Carney government is seizing their land here in Rigaud, Quebec and many are not happy. Follow my posts for live updates on the ground today.

Full report to follow. pic.twitter.com/1HackTT3Rt

— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) September 19, 2026

Sign the petition to stop the Alto rail line!

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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.

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