Liberal Government Dismisses Calls for Radar Site to Remain as Farmland

Liberal Government Dismisses Calls for Radar Site to Remain as Farmland
Minister of National Defence David J. McGuinty rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on May 7, 2026. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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The federal government is rejecting calls from some residents in southern Ontario to find other spots to set up its planned Arctic over-the-horizon radar installations.

Parliament has received a flurry of petitions criticizing National Defence for buying up plots of quality farmland near Barrie, Ont., for the new radar sites, and calling on Ottawa to preserve the land.