Claims extracted
27
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
15%
4 of 27 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
63/100
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Farmers and local elected officials in Repentigny, Que., are calling for a proposed high-speed rail project to be scrapped over concerns it could cut through agricultural land and threaten their livelihoods.
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it → elect → livelihoods
Guillaume Alary, a third-generation crop farmer, says he fears the proposed rail line could divide his property and fundamentally change the life his family has built there.
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family → say → life
“I’m concerned about my land, my family.
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I → ’m → land
I’m concerned about the land and families of my neighbours,” Alary told Global News on Thursday.
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Alary → ’m → Thursday
Alary owns more than 260 hectares of land, where he grows wheat, corn and soybeans and produces hay.
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he → own → hay
His family’s farming history on the property dates back to his grandfather.
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history → date → grandfather
But the farmer says he is now left wondering how much of that land he could lose if the project moves ahead.
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project → say → land
“Will I lose half my land?
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I → lose → land
Will I lose my house?”
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Alary said he learned about the project at the beginning of the year but was never consulted.
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“I’m upset about a project that is not transparent,” he said.
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he → ’m → project
Alto, the federal agency overseeing the project, is proposing a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto.
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Alto → oversee → City
Much of the proposed route is mapped along agricultural property.
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Much → propose → property
Opposition is also coming from the regional farmers’ union.
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Opposition → come → union
“Right now what we have to do is stop the project,” said Simon Duval, regional president of the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) in Lanaudière.
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Duval → do → Lanaudière
Duval said farmers could face significant detours if the rail line divides their properties, potentially hurting their bottom line.
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line → say → line
“Half of your land is going to be on the other side.
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Half → go → side
So the detour you’re going to have to do to access the other side is going to totally ruin the financial aspect of it,” he said.
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he → go → it
In a statement to Global News, an Alto spokesperson said the agency held consultations earlier this year and received 20,000 comments.
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“As the corridor approaches more urbanized areas such as Repentigny, the priority is to identify a route that minimizes impacts on residential neighbourhoods and agricultural lands,” the statement read.
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statement → approach → neighbourhoods
Bloc Québécois MP Patrick Bonin, who represents Repentigny, said he cannot support the project.
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he → represent → project
“There is no proper public consultation and environmental assessment,” Bonin said.
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Bonin → be → ?
Repentigny city councillor Normand Urbain also raised concerns about how farmers would move equipment between properties if their land were divided by railway tracks.
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land → raise → tracks
“Imagine having a train pass right in the middle of your farmland and you have to bring your tractors from one side to the other.
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you → imagine → other
You can’t pass over the rails,” Urbain said.
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Urbain → pass → rails
For Alary, the uncertainty surrounding the project has left him worried not only about his farm, but about a way of life passed down through generations.
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“(I’d be) losing a piece of my reason to live,” he said.
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he → lose → reason
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