Porter Airlines wants the government to change the rules to allow jets to land at the island airport in downtown Toronto.
I'm not surprised that Adam "No Fun" Vaughan is against the idea, he is against all development except the building of homeless shelters. He is against tall buildings, bars, nightclubs, casinos anything that smells of fun. I'm shocked, stunned even that The Toronto Star editorial backed the airport expansion and inclusion of jets. The Star is consistently anti-big business and for creation of public parklands. You have to wonder if the full page ads bought by Porter in the Star have any influence on their editorial position?
The irony for me is that I'm backing Adam "Sourpuss" Vaughan on this one. For selfish reasons of course. As a new boater this takes away boating space and increases noise over my recreation area. Toronto already has a major airport in Mississauga. I have used the Island airport many times and have no problem with the current set-up. The airport is used by prop-planes and can fly anywhere in North America within a 2 1/2 hour radius. This includes New York, Chicago, Boston and Montreal. Porter wants jets so they can service Vancouver and Miami.
I do not think there is a need for this expansion and having jets buzzing the downtown core. The Star endorsement may be all they need to convince the more centrist city councillors to swing their vote for expansion.
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