The Ontario That Almost Was—The French River and the Georgian Bay Ship Canal
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This is an idea that needs to be revisited. A shorter marine route from the prairies to export markets.
It would open up the West to greater trade with Europe.
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This is an idea that needs to be revisited. A shorter marine route from the prairies to export markets.
It would open up the West to greater trade with Europe.
And Algonquin Park would never have existed, and or been completely developed over.
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And Algonquin Park would never have existed, and or been completely developed over.
And exactly what did we do with the First Nations lands in Southern Ontario?
There is absolutely no doubt that the environment would be collateral damage. It always has, always will be. The trade-off will never go away. But the Rideau Canal system was done in an environmentally friendly manner, and so too could this venture.