No thanks to Conservative Mike Harris for selling Ontario’s property at a discount to a foreign private company… I saw the guy years later (2009) at Bass Pro Shop (Vaughn Mills Mall) looking to buy hunting clothes, but my manners didn't allow me to heckle him.
407 ETR is privatized so corporate greed is always existing in that area. Just build the elevated highway above the hwy 7 and/or between hwy 7 and 407.
Mike Harris sold off a highway we most needed. I refuse to use a privatized highway. I hope Ford can buy it back but that won't be easy as cost are in the billions.
I sometimes use the highway to go from Durham region and Person Airport for work. My mileage expense used to just cover it, but I don't think it will anymore.
I have traveled to Europe last summer. Took highway in Croatia distance 110 Km . They changed me exactly 7.5 Euros. Which is about $10 Canadian. So go figure out what's so special about $407 per trip . ?
Such a coincidence that fees go up when there's interest in a buyback of the 407. It's almost as if higher annual sales will make their valuation higher...
I wish when they had sold it they had a caveat that 1% of all net revenue annually went back to Ontario taxpayers...never understood why something like that was not included in the deal... :(
The Province should implement a new tax toll road excess profits - they have the power. If 407 corp has an issue - offer them a fair market price taking the new tax into consideration.
Do NOT "buy" back the 407. Doug has already wasted enough cash getting out of the alcohol deal. We don't need to waste more money buying back what is ours. You want, tell the ETR that if they don't lower the tolls then we're not going to enforce license renewals. Plain and simple. Also, the government will not assist with expropriating new land for it.
How about more inspectors and inspections between flights and less profits we need the same attention paid to ground flights as they do for rockets sending satellites to space
$407 for 1 trip is the goal
Ridiculous that this is even a private highway
Well I will plan ahead and stay off of it
Buy it back. This is one case where the debt is worth it.
No thanks to Conservative Mike Harris for selling Ontario’s property at a discount to a foreign private company… I saw the guy years later (2009) at Bass Pro Shop (Vaughn Mills Mall) looking to buy hunting clothes, but my manners didn't allow me to heckle him.
You would think that he would be living it up elsewhere with the millions he got as a kickback for that sale.
Used the 407 once 16 years ago haven’t driven on it since. Total rip off
It is time to close 407 or create a parallel road to force them to reduce the rate.
Cant catch a break in Ontario, what other than greed is the reason for the increase?
407 ETR is privatized so corporate greed is always existing in that area.
Just build the elevated highway above the hwy 7 and/or between hwy 7 and 407.
Building a whole new highway instead buying back the existing one is crazy talk.
Mike Harris sold off a highway we most needed. I refuse to use a privatized highway. I hope Ford can buy it back but that won't be easy as cost are in the billions.
I sometimes use the highway to go from Durham region and Person Airport for work. My mileage expense used to just cover it, but I don't think it will anymore.
I have traveled to Europe last summer. Took highway in Croatia distance 110 Km . They changed me exactly 7.5 Euros. Which is about $10 Canadian. So go figure out what's so special about $407 per trip . ?
Such a coincidence that fees go up when there's interest in a buyback of the 407. It's almost as if higher annual sales will make their valuation higher...
I wish when they had sold it they had a caveat that 1% of all net revenue annually went back to Ontario taxpayers...never understood why something like that was not included in the deal... :(
Nice, keep it coming. The sooner they will get everyone angry the sooner it will become public.
roads and public transit, in the GTA, have been a disaster since the 1970’s. The media always reports this stuff as if it’s new information. 🙄
They knew and everyone choose to ignore it. You can’t have immigration numbers like this without infrastructure.
Making sure the car you just passed has windshield washer fluid and now Stone chipped windscreen keep accelerating
The Province should implement a new tax toll road excess profits - they have the power. If 407 corp has an issue - offer them a fair market price taking the new tax into consideration.
This highway gotta be empty AF
Do NOT "buy" back the 407. Doug has already wasted enough cash getting out of the alcohol deal. We don't need to waste more money buying back what is ours. You want, tell the ETR that if they don't lower the tolls then we're not going to enforce license renewals. Plain and simple. Also, the government will not assist with expropriating new land for it.
Also, the govt should block each entry point or build another parallel road.
The 413 can’t come soon enough
No Toronto resident working in Toronto ever drives on 407!
How about more inspectors and inspections between flights and less profits we need the same attention paid to ground flights as they do for rockets sending satellites to space
Lol he will do absolutely nothing
Typical goverment sell it.
Money money money its allvthry want more and more greed
Its a road for the wealthy. Whats the big deal 😂
But bur orivste better lol