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TLF's avatar

And to think over 50% of the populace voted for this nonsense.

The most relevant question is “What is wrong with Canadians?”

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James Turner's avatar

I forced myself to listen to the entirety of Carny's speech on Wave 1 and Wave 2 of his proposed "Nation Building" projects. As expected, it was a giant "nothing burger".

There was however, one alarming item that he briefly alluded to, quickly skipping past it. His tone was 'though, one of "this is going to happen." That item is High Speed Rail.

The only HSR project in the works is the one from Quebec City to Trois Rivieres, Montreal, Ottawa, Peterborough and Toronto. The very limited amount of information available on this project is cause for the above-mentioned alarm.

The cost estimate is close to $1 Trillion. Up to $800 billion is the number they used, but what with expected cost overruns, the actual price tag will be well north or a trillion.

Added to this mind-boggling number is the fact that SNC Lavelin (or whatever they're calling themselves nowadays) is the prime contractor.

This project would be of no benefit to anyone except the province of Quebec. There is no need, nor desire for this HSR system. No one is demanding it.

And it would be funded by Canadian taxpayers, not Quebec.

There are so many things wrong with this, on every level imaginable, the negatives defy description.

High on that list would be Canadian taxpayers spending one dollar on any Quebec infrastructure. At least not until they agree to allow a Pipeline East, and get rid of their Supply Management System on dairy and poultry products.

This issue should be very high on the Conservative Opposition's To Do list.

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