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Originally Posted by Acajack
Was Mr. Higgs' request accompanied by a cheque? Didn't think so. 
I want to see the A-85 completed ASAP as much as anybody, but to put things in perspective the region of Quebec where it is located has about 22,000 people. It doesn't lead to another region of Quebec, it leads to the Maritimes - which are the main benefactors of its completion. Not Quebec taxpayers.
Of the whole 1-billion-dollar project, about half the money is coming from the feds, and the other half is coming from Quebec.
So Quebec is spending half a billion dollars of our tax money on a road that will primarily benefit only 22,000 of its taxpayers and 2.5 million Atlantic Canadians who do not pay taxes to Quebec.
As I said already, I am totally for this project. It needs to be done. But it also makes sense that is being done according to Quebec's terms and priorities. |
More like 60% on Quebec and 40% on the feds. 389.7/943 works out to be slightly more than 0.4.
You know what? We won't complain.
At least you guys aren't imposing tolls on A85 like N.B. and N.S. did on their stretches of TCH.
Edit: Now that you've mentioned it, I guess Ford & Rickford can ask Pallister for money to twin TCH near Kenora.
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