Conservative leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre says that if elected Prime Minister he would make changes to Toronto's Billy Bishop airport to allow jets to fly in and out of the downtown core.
In a statement issued Thursday, Poilievre said his government would "remove gatekeepers and open the skies to competition" by approving a proposal to extend the runway at the waterfront airport by reopening thePorts Toronto and the city, ultimately allowing jets to operate at Billy Bishop.
In 2015, the federal government led by Justin Trudeau nixed a proposal by Porter Airlines, which operates out of Billy Bishop, that would amend the 1983 Tripartite Agreement prohibiting runway expansions and jets unless all parties agree. The proposal was highly debated by city council, with a large group of residents—organizing under the name "NoJetsTO"—arguing that it would cause increased noise pollution and could have a negative environmental impact.
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