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High Speed Rail
- 1. PIC – Alto High-Speed Rail (Key messages and Background)
- 2. High-Speed Rail Network Act – BIA Overview
- 3. Key Messages - High-Speed Rail
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4. High-Speed Rail Network Act – BIA Q&As
- a. Declare the Railways Constructed for the High-Speed Rail Network for the General Advantage of Canada
- b. Deem any VIA HFR-VIA TGF Inc. (Alto) Railway Line to Have Received a Section 98 Approval
- c. Approach to Assessment of the Initiative Under the Impact Assessment Act
- d. Allow Land Acquisition, Including Through Expropriation, and Notices of Prohibition on Work to Proceed Prior to an Impact Assessment Decision
- e. Right of First Refusal (ROFR)
- f. Provide the Minister of Public Works and Government Services with the Authority to Establish Prohibitions on Work for the Purposes of the Initiative
- g. Adjustments to the Expropriation Process for the Initiative
- h. Property
- i. Protection of Indigenous Knowledge When Provided in Confidence
- j. Official Languages Act Application
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5. Questions and Answers on Overall HSR Project
- a. Bill C-15 Overview (expropriation process, impact assessment process, engagement with provinces, impacts on agricultural lands)
- b. Bill C-15 in the Context of Mirabel (history of expropriation, public consultations, email communications)
- c. General Project Information (impacts on VIA Rail, Indigenous Relations Strategy, number of stations, Co-Development Phase, role of Private Developer Partner, costs)
- VIA Rail Canada Inc.
- Additional Information
FINA - Bill C-15, An Act to Implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on November 4, 2025 - February 02, 2026
High Speed Rail
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