MIRABEL, QUE.—The Canadian government made a “big mistake” in 1969 when it expropriated thousands of hectares of land north of Montreal to build the ill-fated Mirabel airport project, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Monday. Garneau told them Ottawa planned to sell back the last remaining unused land it expropriated for construction of the Mirabel airport. The Canadian government made a “big mistake” in 1969 when it expropriated thousands of hectares of land north of Montreal to build the now-demolished Mirabel airport, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Monday. The project was supposed to turn the Mirabel airport into the main air travel hub for the Montreal region. But the city of Mirabel continues to eye excess lands within the airport zone for industrial development purposes.

Source: thestar April 15, 2019 22:41 UTC