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Blue highway sign for Interstate 407 Express Toll Route with ETR logo.

“Ford government directed staff to ‘brainstorm’ how to subsidize truck tolls on Highway 407”

Author:  Isaac Callan and Colin D’Melo, Global News

Date: August 8, 2025

A parking lot filled with numerous black and white cars, a few yellow taxis, and a white delivery truck, with people walking in the background. The overlaid text reads, 'HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT.'
Black and white logo for Richmond Hill featuring a lion with a crown, a flame above, and the text 'Richmond Hill Incorporated 1873'.

“Endorsement of Feasibility Study for Highway 407” - City of Richmond Hill

Author:  City of Richmond Hill Council motion

Date:  March 26, 2025

Yellow road sign pointing right with the text 'Feasibility Study' and a yellow banner below with the question 'When do you need a feasibility study?'

“Feasibility study to buy back lease for Highway 407” - Town of Mono

Author:  Town of Mono Council motion

Date: January 28, 2025

Summary:  The motion urged the Province to study feasibility to buy back the lease for Highway 407

A man with short dark hair wearing a black leather jacket and a blue lanyard, in front of a blue background with large text that reads 'YOUTUBE VIDEO ON TRUCK TOLL DISCOUNT ON HIGHWAY 407', and a black and white highway 407 toll sign.
A highway road sign that reads 'Endorsement of Feasibility Study for Highway 407' in blue letters on a white background with a blue border.

“Endorsement of Feasibility Study for Highway 407” - City of Vaughan

Author:  City of Vaughan Committee of the Whole and Council motion

Date: December 3, 2024

Summary:  This motion urged the Provincial Government to assess the financial and logistical implications of buying back the lease for Highway 407 and to implement a one-year pilot program that will subsidize or eliminate tolls on dedicated truck lanes on Highway 407, evaluating their impact on traffic congestion and overall transportation efficiency.

Three officials standing at a podium during a press conference. A woman is speaking, with a Canadian flag in the background. Large text on a blue background states: "Pay Trucker’s Highway 407 Tolls to Reduce Gridlock on Public Highways, Ford Government Urged."
A man with short dark hair and a leather jacket stands in front of a blue background with large white text that says 'YouTube video on truck toll discount on Highway 407.' There is a sign with the number 407 toll, and the person's name, Frank Domenic, is written at the bottom.
Empty highway with overpass bridge and clear blue sky
Two women standing outside near a gray building and a white delivery truck. The woman in the foreground is wearing a black blazer and holding a face mask, smiling. The woman in the background is wearing glasses, a red face mask, and a blue shirt with a colorful scarf, giving a thumbs-up.

“Ontario NDP promise to remove tolls for trucks on Highway 407”

Author:  The Canadian Press

Date:  May 19, 2022

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“Increase Use of 407ETR rather than build Highway 413” - King Township

Author:  Township of King Council motion

Date:  April 11, 2022

Summary: This motion urged the Province to study increased diversion of traffic to Highway 407, to provide sufficient yearly subsidies to support zero or greatly reduced trolls for exclusive truck lanes on Highway 407, and that the capital cost for the proposed Highway 413 be re-designated to the expansion of rapid and local transit.