The Township of East Hawkesbury is opposed to the proposed route of the Alto high-speed train linking Ottawa to Quebec City. Mayor Robert Kirby says that the municipality is not against the project, but against its passage on its territory. Elected officials are denouncing Bill C-15, which would give the federal government more expropriation powers to facilitate the acquisition of land. A resolution rejects the inclusion of the township in the final route and calls for the study of options better suited to rural areas, while a citizen petition is underway.