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Quebec would withdraw from high-speed rail project if PQ forms next
government, party leader says

   CBC News | Posted: June 9, 2026 1:18 PM | Last Updated: Just
   now

   1st phase of construction, linking Montreal to Ottawa,
   scheduled for 2029

   Image | Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

   Caption: Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says
   the high-speed rail project does not address Quebecers' needs.
   (Sylvain Roy Roussel/Radio-Canada)
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   The leader of the Parti Québécois Paul St-Pierre Plamondon
   says, if elected, his government would prevent the province
   from being involved in the high-speed rail train, which would
   link Quebec City to Toronto.
   In a post on X, the party leader said the project does not
   address Quebecers' needs.
   "The real problem with transit is not that Quebecers can't
   efficiently commute to Toronto, but that they're unable to
   effectively commute within their own city," the party leader
   wrote in French.
   The first phase of construction for this project, linking
   Montreal to Ottawa, is scheduled to begin in 2029.
   This is a developing story. More to come.

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