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I'm not a fan of the southern corridor either. And really that's where most of the opposition is coming from. But also the southern route triggers demands for additional stops, like Kingston which then forces more complex diversions.

Hopefully the majority (if not all) land acquisition is through deals. They've said that value is negotiation based incorporating all loss. Not just land. Expropriation should only be in the most extreme cases. Ideally, never. But I do get that sometimes emotional attachment or even...

https://nacca.ca/press-release-nacca-and-alto-sign-mou/ https://www.thewhig.com/news/alto-signs-deal-with-indigenous-business-association https://www.altotrain.ca/en/public-engagement/indigenous-engagement https://www.altotrain.ca/en/blog/building-together-indigenous-partnerships-altos-vision...

Going by what Alto has said (CEO in the media, at the consultation I attended, and on their website), they are pretty clear that: 1) Expropriation is last resort. 2) Compensation is more than land value. 3) Alignment is being picked to the maximum extent possible to even avoid taking any...

MTI from space is a question of coverage and density. So far there's only one Space ISR project on the books for Canada that might be able to do something. But that's largely going to be for monitoring ships. More capability would come with a higher price tag. Also, recently learning how the...

To be clear. I don't support the idea of just expropriating. Every effort should be made to be compassionate and make a fair offer. And so far, I don't see anything that says Alto intends to do anything less than that.

And to be clear, they have said expropriation is not first resort. And that compensation will not be based on land value alone but includes things like loss of business.

They have pledged to do exactly this. Funny how you give highways the benefit of doubt. And don't even bother to understand what Alto proposes to do but jump right to criticism. They have repeatedly said, their goal is minimal expropriation. They will use existing corridors and lot lines to...

Damned if you do. Damned if you don't. I attended their own houses. They wanted to survey the 10 km wide corridor to give them the ability to avoid expropriation or difficult local obstacles. Etc. But if they announced an exact route, they would have a fight for changes after. But they...

You're the one who brought up traffic in Toronto and Montreal.

Cities have traffic. Show me a city without traffic and I'll show you a dying town. Just one more lane bro...... Ever hear of the Katy Freeway in Houston? 26 lanes. Still has traffic jams. And I'm sure Texans aren't famous for dense cities with high transit usage. You could pave over...

Ontario is already planning to progressively six lane the 401 till the Quebec border. Hopefully, this rail project will negate the need to do that. A Seaway employee made this very point in a recent consultation. And pointed out how disproportionate the opposition and fear was...

Student went home on the weekend. Took the last train back on Sunday. Called the taxi number given by Yukon Lodge. "We don't have service tonight.". Now the JI just says, "Bring a car or plan to bum rides." And yes, while it shouldn't be a big deal to plan rides, that is beside the point in...

Your goal is equity. Chicken in every pot. The rail version of Equalization. HSR advocates like me want to see ridership and economic return. These are not the same. I don't believe in throwing good money after bad. The big cities you're whining about generate 70-80% of VIA's ridership...

You're assuming other lines are cheap and that the majority of cost inflation comes from the speed. In reality, significant costs and complications are land assembly and expropriation. And that's the same for all the other lines you propose. Alto is basically proof of concept here. If it...

It is. And people keep ignoring the stats and accusing those who bring them up of being ageist. Meanwhile, we're creating entire lost generations.

I'm not opposed to it. Just pointing out this is a change in strategy. Not sure if/how it impacts morale to make 431 more exclusive.

Moving to a LIFT fleet would kinda break the universality of qualification that the Tutor had. Would restrict Snowbirds just to Fast Jet community.

Source: Canadian youth a ‘rounding error’ compared to Carney government’s $88.8 billion projected OAS spending for seniors

Date lines up with announcement of future LIFT.