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		<title>Letter to Minister MacKinnon regarding concerns on 3 Ontario infrastructure projects</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Transport Action Ontario has written to federal Minister of Transport MacKinnon regarding three provincial infrastructure projects that are concerning, in our view. The letter gives detailed rationales for our opinion. We recommended that any federal financial participation should be denied. The three projects are: Our letter can be viewed below. Transport Action Ontario has written [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Petitions to Fund the &#8220;Bear Train&#8221;</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Coalition for Algoma Passenger Trains, along with other stakeholders, have initiated petitions to the federal and Ontario governments to each fund 50% of the cost to restore passenger train service between Sault Ste. Marie and Oba Lake, in the form of the Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban (Cree for &#8220;Bear Train&#8221;. Here are the details of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Submission to Ontario 2026 Budget Consultations</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 19:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Transport Action Ontario (TAO) has provided input into Ontario&#8217;s 2026 Budget as part of its consultation process. We limited our comments to public transportation needs. Our seven points are highlighted below: Our full submission can be viewed below. Transport Action Ontario (TAO) has provided input into Ontario&#8217;s 2026 Budget as part of its consultation process. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ontario Short Line Railway Investment Tax Credit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to report that the Ontario Short Line Railway Investment Tax Credit has been implemented. Transport Action Ontario has long advocated for such measures. There are currently 11 short lines licensed to operate in Ontario, and they fill an important role in goods movement, strengthening local economies, and potentially hosting passenger rail. Provincial [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Adding a &#8220;Steel Road&#8221; to the Gravel Road Corridor for the Ring of Fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Transport Action Ontario has sent a letter to the three First Nations that are leading the environmental assessments (EAs) on construction and operation of a gravel access road to the Ring of Fire. Our letter urged that the EAs include a heavy-haul rail line in the rail corridor, due to the strong business and social [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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