Ford carrot-dangling the return of the Northeastern Ontario rail service
ERIC BOUTILIER: Ford's statement about bringing back passenger train service to Central and Northern Ontario means little without action
Tag: Transportation
We can’t just pour more money into Air Canada
IAN MADSEN: There will likely be more millions, perhaps billions, flung into the ether in the hopes that domestic air travel can revive intact (FREE)
What does Trudeau have against the airline industry?
MIGUEL OUELLETTE: Canada is the only G7 country not to provide assistance specifically to its airline industry. The consequences are dire (FREE)
The congested logic behind congestion taxes
ROSLYN KUNIN: Vancouver is considering a tax on vehicles entering the downtown. It may well reduce pollution, but at what cost?
What does the future hold for Canada’s airline industry?
MICHAEL TAUBE: Huge financial losses, massive layoffs and stringent safety protocols for the few remaining passengers sets a dark tone (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
Ottawa doing too little to protect Canadians
SUSAN MARTINUK: For weeks, the government told us that we’re prepared for COVID-19. Its early actions demonstrated something entirely different
COVID-19 will prompt a rethink of globalization
PAT MURPHY: In the wake of COVID-19, we need to reconfigure our economy and society so they are less vulnerable to external shocks (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
Is the transportation world segueing to Segways?
TED LATURNUS: While authorities quibble over the pros and cons of personal transportation devices, plenty of manufacturers are churning out cheap options (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
Putting the Greta Effect to good use
GERRY CHIDIAC: The young Swedish climate activist has raised the public consciousness about our day-to-day energy consumption choices (PREMIUM content/Not yet a PREMIUM member? $25)
Airport land lease fees inflate Canadian travel costs
IAN MADSEN: The land leases that the federal government requires of the 26 largest public sector airports under its control in Canada are entirely avoidable
High-speed rail case difficult to make
WENDELL COX: Governments and taxpayers need to look more closely at several factors, including transportation, impact and costs
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