nfitz
Superstar
The report is that this tender closed on June 29. The government didn't come to power until June 29.
It's not possible that this contract had anything to do with Ford.
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407 Rail Freight Bypass/The Missing Link
- Thread starter dunkalunk
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It's not possible that this contract had anything to do with Ford.
Allandale25
Senior Member
^ Sorry, what report? Was the tender published online? @alexanderglista
nfitz
Superstar
Your report! On September 7, you reported that an update for the Metrolinx Board meeting said that procurement for an advisor "to deliver options analysis, EA studies and approvals, a feasibility study, preliminary design for the preferred option, and develop appropriate procurement documentation for the Kitchener Corridor expansion work and closed on June 29, 2018".
I was merely dismissing the possibility put forward that this was the result of someone in the Ford government - who took power on June 29, 2018, havin "asked the hard question".
The update was to the September Metrolinx Board meeting.
TOareaFan
Superstar
So how much time of his day does he spend on this?
Leo_Chan
Senior Member
The analogy of wanting to drive your car through someone’s backyard and they saying no was great.
SaugeenJunction
Senior Member
Yes it was a MERX tender if I remember correctly.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Thanks. Although I don't consider what I said as a report, rather it was a post that linked to a report.
Allandale25
Senior Member
Are you looking for a certain time quantity? What's the ideal you'd be hoping for?
robmausser
Senior Member
This to me is one of the biggest fails of the government in recent history.
CN used to be a crown corporation. CP gets subsidy from the government.
There should have been provisions with the selling of CN that a certain leeway must be given to passenger rail.
If CP doesnt want to play ball all subsidies should dry up.
The greatest joke ive ever heard is that when VIA and Amtrak were created a law was passed in each country that freight operators will be fined if they dont give passenger rail service the right of way.
I think its been used something like twice.
TOareaFan
Superstar
Maybe I misunderstood AMA's tweet....she says that he explained how much time he spends on this subject.....I just wanted to know how much that is....if he said it and someone heard it I would like to know....that's all.
My expectation would be that there are days (perhaps even weeks or months) where he does not spend any time on it at all.
smallspy
Senior Member
While there is such a law for Amtrak - and it has been used a couple of times, although its been mainly wielded as threat - there is no such law created for VIA. In fact, VIA was created through an order-in-council, not a specific piece of voted-upon legislation.
Dan
Toronto, Ont.
crs1026
Superstar
‘Closed’ means the bidders had until that date to submit their bids.
My point is that while the work went out to tender before Ford, the decision to award the contract to a successful bidder rests with the new government. They don’t have to award it at all, if they don’t see vale in it.
That decision very much rests with Ford.
- Paul
lenaitch
Senior Member
VIA was created in an era when CN & CP passenger services were loosing gobs of money and the government's lukewarm response was likely the only palatable alternative short of complete elimination across the country. Other than the mandated remote services, I doubt many inside government expected it to last for too many years anyway.
I recall reading that CP argued, apparently successfully, to have the The Canadian moved to CN because its original charter mandated it to delivery freight services "efficiently" and passenger accommodation was interfering with that (at least at the prevailing rate).
I suspect both CN and CP, and their shareholders, would be more than willing to accede to Toronto freight bypass if their operations were protected and future-proofed and somebody else paid for it - all of it.
Allandale25
Senior Member
At the September 30th Metrolinx Q and A a Kitchener Line commuter asked about service improvements for the line and references to CN Rail were made.