NADINE ROBINSON: Is high-speed rail really the right track for Canada?

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NADINE ROBINSON: Is high-speed rail really the right track for Canada?

I’m a train fanatic. I romanticize cross-country journeys and mourn the decline of passenger rail. So, when I heard about Alto, the proposed high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City, my first reaction was, well, … complicated. This project, with its promises of speed and sustainability, feels like a train I’d very much like to board. But, while a part of me is ready to grab my ticket, another part is slamming on the brakes.

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This week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that his country would develop a high-speed rail line between Toronto and the city of Quebec, a project at the embryonic stage. It was a Franco-Canadian consortium that was chosen to carry it out.

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Air Canada wants to see you take the high-speed train, but why is the country's largest air carrier in favour of a project that will compete with it in what is considered one of its milk cows, the connection between Montreal and Toronto?

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Speed Over Logic: Does The Alto Route Make Sense?

Since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his ambitious high-speed rail proposal, recently rebranded as Alto, there’s been a growing voice of criticism regarding the true benefit of the project. Billed as Canada’s “largest-ever infrastructure project,” the rail network aims to link Toronto and Quebec City with 300 km/h trains. The route adds stops in Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Laval, and Trois-Rivières. But for economist Dr. Mike P. Mof…

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High-speed rail line would drive billions in economic benefits: report

MONTREAL — A high-speed rail link between Toronto and Quebec City could deliver billions of dollars in economic benefits, a new report says.

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Trudeau announces high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City, promising 51,000 construction jobs

Canadian Design and Construction Report staff writer Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans Wednesday for a high-speed rail network connecting Toronto and Quebec City, marking what he called the largest […]