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The sad reality is the amount of transit needed is more than double of what has been funded and is under construction. To bring it back to Via, Between T-O-M, Via could run once an hour, every hour, every day and price it at its current pricing and the demand is likely still higher than that...

Better than the "we need the cheapest option" attitude.

No, because I cannot openly lie to people. I wouldn't last an hour in the HoC.

What I am getting it is we cannot just do the cheapest option. We should also not be doing the most expensive option either. We should do the best option.

I was showing it as a second place as we have little going on. The TC will still have its hands in the control. A private entity won't do much better.

If the costs were the same, would cut and cover be the best option? Some places, yes. Here, might not be as good.

Montreal is doing a good job with their REM as well. If operating rail across provincial boundaries wasn't so challenging, I would not be lamenting over the loss of Via.

It is not what I want. But if it was,I would want the best options for it. Cut and cover may be good for some parts. So, go tell all the businesses along the different options that what happened on Eglinton will happen to them. Most would not want it. If it is built in the middle of the...

My hope is another list gets created for those that want ABC.

Cheaper does not make it better.

Since we still haven't hit bottom yet, the next government can keep pushing downwards. I'm guessing that when we have an election after a PP term, all that will be left of Via will be the Corridor service. Maybe the Canadian might survive, but with the aging equipment it cannot last much...

We had a heyday and then we raced to the bottom. That race doesn't seem to have happened to Europe.

One of the big reasons much of the world has good passenger rail systems is due to the destruction of WW2 and other wars. When you need to rebuild your transportation system and you need to move as many people as you can, rails make sense. For those other countries, you get more bang for buck...

It was about as serious as John Tory's Smartrack.

Name me one portfolio that Canada is better at of the G7 countries? As you go through the list, we are not good at much. The problem is, if Trudeau steps down, the most likely ones who will get it are his inner circle. The only hope we have is that vote splitting does not happen. PP's base...

This is very important. GO RER has the possibility of transforming the transportation in the GTA. Connecting the stations to the various subways will make for better mobility of riders. Cut and cover will make for worse traffic during construction This will be a key thing to figure out...

It is a wonder it still exists. When it was created, legislation and regulations could have made it successful. Instead we have seen nothing but cuts. The only saving grace is the QC-W Corridor has the new trains, and that part of the network makes money. And none of them are cost neutral. GO...

I just saw that.

Well, Greyhound has abandoned completely. Air Canada's service and coverage is not as good as it was. Everything from seat sizes and meal options and even on time performance have all become worse since privatization. In short, if Via's services became a private entity or entities, many...

The path may be that of Air Canada and Greyhound.