Coalition Questions Cost and Ridership Forecasts for Proposed ALTO High-Speed Rail Project

Eastern Ontario PC caucus voices Alto high speed project concerns

Doug Ford should block the Liberal high-speed rail boondoggle

The proposed Alto high-speed rail line would be 1,000 kilometres long, running from Toronto to Quebec City. The feds say the line would cost taxpayers up to $90 billion. That’s $2,170 per Canadian or $8,680 for a family of four. But there are lots of reasons not to trust the government’s estimate. Alto has yet to come up with a concrete plan for the high-speed rail line. The company has only demarcated a 10-kilometre-wide corridor that the line …

Coalition questions cost and ridership forecasts for proposed ALTO high-speed rail project

A rail advocacy group is questioning the projected cost and ridership of the federal government's proposed ALTO high-speed rail project, arguing the p...

High-speed rail is a high-speed money sucker

High-speed rail is a high-speed money sucker If you told me that the federal government was planning on spending $50,000 on a home refrigerator, I would be outraged. I understand the value of $50,000. I know the cost of a refrigerator. But the federal government doesn’t spend money in amounts most people can understand. It […]