ALTNO wants a stop to municipal NDA’s

ALTNO wants a stop to municipal NDA’s

ALTNO is calling on all Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament (MPP) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to oppose efforts by Alto to get municipal governments to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDA) about discussions between the federal crown corporation and municipalities about the proposed high-speed rail project. United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) Council…

ALTONO claims NDA’s are silencing democracy

An advocacy group is claiming that local governments across Ontario are being pushed into secrecy, over plans for a proposed high-speed rail line. The group warns that municipalities must sign non-disclosure agreements to access route details for the Alto project from Toronto to Quebec City, pitting communities against each other without public input. Directors at ALTNO argue this process severely harms local democracy by forcing council staff t…