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Fair point that is a rail forum. But this is a good opportunity for you railnerds to learn a few things. The largest operational ministry in the federal government is DND. And its also the place where most of the federal government's project management practices come from (nobody else...

And it's becoming more of dirty word as time goes by. I'm just pointing out that in general, there's both preference and policy in place to avoid modification of anything, to the maximum extent possible. And the only times, it's generally permitted these days, is for reasons of improving...

I don't think the publication is relevant here so much as the writer. David Axe has a good record covering this conflict and military topics generally.

No. I am suggesting that most people will wait for a 6am departure and be fine with reaching their destination at 10am. The handful of people who really need to be in the office at 8am would probably take a 6am flight. Just look at the seat count of flights leaving at or before 7am from...

Boarding early and requiring a lie flat to avoid a night at a hotel will be unnecessary if travel times are fast enough. You don't see a lot of sleeper trains on HSR routes elsewhere in the world. If it's 3 hrs from Toronto to Ottawa or 4 hrs between Toronto and Montreal, there's no need for...

DND = Department of National Defence NRE = Non-recurrent Engineering NRE is funding given to modify an existing design. The military is usually the place where NRE is routinely funded. And as government policies have increasingly become focused on buying off-the-shelf and not customizing...

Or never. If DND has no real budget for NRE, there's no way VIA is getting one. Also, NRE to create a niche, orphan sub-fleet with even more management and scheduling headaches? Only rail nerds would think that's a good idea. Finally, HFR would make any sort of overnight Corridor East train...

In the current setup? No. But how much motivation do you think there will be to continue protecting French language rights in the rest of Canada, after the only French majority province has left.

There's not much of a business case for extensions outside the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. So what happens when the feds inevitably refuse to fund that part? Let's be honest. This is part of the ridiculous game Smith is playing. She's gutting transit support in Calgary and Edmonton and...

How exactly do you imagine this would go? Just imagine the backlash in Southern Ontario if Quebec started talking about minority language rights in Northern Ontario. Part of the reason, Quebec does feel threatened is because of how much the rights of Francophones in the rest of Canada have...

They wouldn't. And we would have problems elsewhere too. I think Torontonians forget that there's huge parts of our own province that have substantial francophone minorities, who would themselves now feel less secure without Quebec in Confederation. It's such a Toronto centric view to think...

Anybody who says this doesn't understand the implication of breaking up Canada. It's very likely the rest of Canada doesn't survive as a single entity when the very contiguous nature of the country itself is broken up. The chaos that follows would make Brexit look cute. Also, you seem to think...

I think it's too early to tell. Look at attitudes in Quebec turning against immigration. They genuinely see a cultural threat to the point that the Bloc is coming back. The rest of the country might follow eventually.

Which also shows that the excuses other provinces make for poor rail service and their insistence that all rail service be paid for by the feds is nonsense. Would be nice to see the federal government help with funding on this one.

The benefits are so minimal, it's just not worth the effort. Think of the bureaucracy involved in managing this and all possible conflicts: What's the point of doing? I would genuinely like to see their analysis of how many people can't buy a home because of a lack of credit history (as...

I don't see it. Banks aren't super concerned with credit score when giving out mortgages because they have collateral and mortgage insurance. This is simply an attempt to reward landlords couched in terms of helping renters. Guess what is going to happen with millions of small time landlords...

A fool and his money....

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/tom-mulcair-park-littered-with-trash-after-pilot-project-is-perfect-symbol-of-trudeau-governance-1.6858351 There's a few paras that capture this government perfectly. 1) The hypocrisy and faux concern; 2) The incompetence defined by faux sophistication and...

When I said AUKUS would impact trade, there were some who were skeptical. But if you've ever worked in any slightly high tech industry, you'll know what this means: https://www.naval-technology.com/news/us-prepares-to-scrap-itar-for-aukus-nations/