Majority of Canadians say high-speed rail project would go overbudget

OTTAWA, ON: The Canadian Taxpayers Federation is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to cancel the high-speed rail project as a new Leger poll found 72 per cent of Canadians are worried it will go overbudget.

“Canadians know the Carney government’s cost estimate for high-speed rail is unrealistic,” said Noah Jarvis, CTF Ontario Director. “The project is unaffordable at the current budget and everyone knows it’s destined to go overbudget.