WILLIAMSBURG – Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry MPP and Minister of Colleges and Universities Nolan Quinn defended his fellow MPPs for the time line of when they spoke out about the federal government’s Alto consultation.Eleven Eastern Ontario Progressive Conservative MPPs, including Quinn, released a statement on July 29 on the federal government’s consultation regarding the Alto High Speed Rail project. That statement was issued days after the Mark Carney government denied th