Summary: Porter Airlines seems to have been a commercial success and now, it wants to expand. Expansion plans call for the introduction of "whisper" jets and a runway extension into Lake Ontario. Toronto has been here before: witness the 2003 municipal election. While residents have flashbacks to those days, The Agenda examines the pros and cons of an expanded Island airport. Does Toronto need it? Does Toronto want it? And what do the debates about airports and casinos say about how we view communal urban spaces?
