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Rural naysayers must not torpedo high-speed rail project | Opinion

Mohammed Adam: If individual interests were allowed to trump the national interest, there will never be progress anywhere.

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The proposed $60-$90 billion Toronto to Quebec City high-speed rail has generated significant opposition, but rural farmers and land owners along the proposed corridor in eastern Ontario who have launched protests against it, cannot — and must not — be allowed to torpedo such a transformational national project.

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