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Steven MacKinnon: “Yes it is a longer route, but it does not add enough time such that it would dissuade people from … taking a short…”

On the recordJune 23, 2026
Yes it is a longer route, but it does not add enough time such that it would dissuade people from … taking a short airplane ride, or getting in their car or using some other mode.
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Steven MacKinnon
Liberal Party of Canada
Source
cbc.ca

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Transport Minister on the feasibility of a Kingston stop.

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