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By Liam Casey Three Ontario New Democrats have set off on a 3,500-kilometre road trip from Toronto to the Manitoba boundary and back to highlight the dangers of northern roads. Northern legislators John Vanthof, Guy Bourgouin and Sol Mamakwa said the time has come for Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government to take action to save lives. They say Ford has not done enough to address dangerous conditions on northern roads. “It’s shameful,” Vanthof said of the high numbers of fatal collisions and lengthy road closures, especially on highways 17 and 11. Those are the two main routes across northern Ontario, most of which is served by two-lane highways. “We’re going to drive from here to Manitoba on Highway 11 and we’re going to come back on 17… <\/p>\n

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By Liam Casey Three Ontario New Democrats have set off on a 3,500-kilometre road trip from Toronto to the Manitoba boundary and back to highlight the dangers of northern roads. Northern legislators John Vanthof, Guy Bourgouin and Sol Mamakwa said the time has come for Premier Doug Ford and his Progressive Conservative government to take action to save lives. They say Ford has not done enough to address dangerous conditions on northern roads. “It’s shameful,” Vanthof said of the high numbers of fatal collisions and lengthy road closures, especially on highways 17 and 11. Those are the two main routes across northern Ontario, most of which is served by two-lane highways. “We’re going to drive from here to Manitoba on Highway 11 and we’re going to come back on 17... <\/p>\n

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