▁Canadian ▁Motor ▁Speed way , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁speed way ' s ▁status ▁in ▁" development ▁hell " ▁( which ▁Pal ad ino ▁bl amed ▁on ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁Ontario ' s ▁opposition ▁to ▁an ▁exit ▁r amp ▁off ▁the ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁Way ▁for ▁the ▁speed way ) ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁consider ▁s elling ▁off ▁the ▁track ▁if ▁the ▁Liber als ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁provincial ▁election . ▁At ▁one ▁point , ▁Pal ad ino ▁listed ▁the ▁property ▁of ▁roughly ▁ 3 0 0 ▁acres ▁in ▁several ▁parc els ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁value ▁of ▁C $ 1 7 . 2 5 ▁million . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁election ▁of ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁party , ▁Pal ad ino ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁the ▁race ▁track . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Ontario ▁government ▁reached ▁a ▁ 1 9 ▁year ▁fund ing ▁agreement ▁with ▁Ontario ▁Racing . ▁ ▁" A ▁few ▁years ▁ago , ▁Fort ▁Er ie ▁wonder ed ▁if ▁they ▁would ▁surv ive ," ▁said ▁John ▁Hay es , ▁chairman ▁of ▁Ontario ▁Racing . ▁" It ' s ▁time ▁to ▁stop ▁worry ing ▁about ▁the ▁past . ▁Instead ▁of ▁worry ing ▁about ▁putting ▁food ▁on ▁the ▁table , ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁worry ▁about ▁how ▁we ▁can ▁fl our ish ▁and ▁th rive ." ▁ ▁Racing ▁fi xt ures ▁The ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁St akes ▁is ▁Fort ▁Er ie ' s ▁most ▁important ▁annual ▁event . ▁It ▁was ▁first