BUT!

As expected, the nay-sayers didn’t waste any time coming out of the woodwork.

Let’s look at them one at a time.

- First of all, THE ISLAND RESIDENTS are against it!
NO KIDDING? I don’t know why there are still people living on the Eastern Islands, (Algonquin and Wards) but as far as they are concerned nobody but THEM should even be ALLOWED to step foot on any of the Toronto Islands.

- Second, some of the condo owners on the lakeshore are against it!
Yes they are, boys and girls! We here at the Perspective Research Department have done an exhaustive survey of the 21, 682 lakeside residents and found that most of them enjoyed watching the planes take off and land, but 8 residents complained that the planes ruined their view of the water!

-Third, they drew up a petition and 16,000 people signed it.
Yup, out of a city of two and a half million, one half of one percent of those people in such places as Scarborough, Etobicoke, Eglinton West, Riverdale, Summerhill and all sorts of other places around the city were worried about their view as well!

But, they did claim another undocumented 500,000 people didn’t like it ……………………………. and that works out to four percent of the people in the entire province.

That’s right kids,a few people in Oshawa didn’t want an expanded Toronto Island Airport.

A few people in Orillia didn’t want an expanded Toronto Island airport.
A handful of people in Braantford were dead set against an Island airport expansion.

A few people in St. Catherine’s didn’t want an expanded Island airport!
(The list goes on)

...and let's not forget the leftwing councillors at Silly Hall! If they didn't have the progress on the waterfront to protest about people might start looking at their track record as coucillors; ie: Mihevic and St Clair Right Of Way/Wychwood Barns, Vaughan and Homeless Hilton, etc. etc.

Port Authority agrees to pay for initial report into airline plan

...let's not forget that PORTER did offer to pay for report!