Julie Séguin has announced her opposition to the federal government’s proposed Alto high-speed rail project, which would connect Ottawa and Montréal.
Séguin, who ran as the Conservative candidate for Prescott-Russell-Cumberland in 2025, said she cannot support the project in its current form due to a lack of confirmed local stations and potential impacts on farmland. “Farmland is not an empty space. It is a long-term investment, food security infrastructure, and the foundation of our rural tax base,” she said.
She also raised concerns that the rail corridor could divide productive agricultural land, while billions of dollars might be better spent improving local infrastructure. Séguin called for clear protections for farmland, safeguards against expropriation, and a transparent cost-benefit analysis before she could consider supporting the project.
“Rural communities must not be treated as corridor space between big cities,” she concluded.