Sylvain Éthier

Sylvain Éthier

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Sylvain Éthier, 65, is a maple sugar producer in the Mirabel region of Quebec, whose family was expropriated from their land in 1969 to make way for Mirabel Airport. He is now vocal against the proposed high-speed rail project, expressing deep concern that it may lead to another round of land expropriation, threatening the livelihoods and communities of local farming families.

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Sylvain Éthier runs a modest maple sugar operation near Saint-Benoît and recalls the painful history of land expropriation in his community.

First planes, now trains? Why Quebec’s Mirabel region is wary of high-speed rail
The Globe and Mail·CanadaCanada· 2026-02-25
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