Taxpayers are on the hook for billions more in government debt after the Prime Minister announced a new high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City.
This will be the single largest waste of taxpayer money in Canada's history. By orders of magnitude. It is being crammed down our throats by a coalition of the Liberal government, the province of Quebec, and SNC Lavelin (aka Atkins Realis).
It will benefit absolutely no one. It is not needed. It serves no valid purpose. No one in Canada asked for this.
Initially approved by our last PM, an appropriate name for the system would be Justin Trudeau's Revenge.
The promoters tell us it will cost 'somewhere in the neighbourhood' of $900bn. In Realspeak, that translates to something on the order of $1.5 - 2 trillion.
This is pure pork barrel politics. Stunning in its magnitude.
In the unofficial civil service arena in Ottawa, Lavelin is widely known as the 'Brown Paper Bag' company. Their contractual business is generally conducted behind closed doors, with paper bags stuffed with cash. Jody Wilson Raybault - who will forever be a hero of mine - knew this.
To see how well Lavelin performs, do a real-world study of Ottawa's LRT, for which they were the prime contractor. Shovels went in the ground shortly after Jim Watson's (another crooked Liberal sycophant) election - about 2012. The system has been an unmitigated disaster from day one until now, approaching 2026. It is still not complete and its performance record is abysmal, to the point of being comic. Amongst many other things, they attempted to sell the public that the system was experiencing - and I quote, 'Square Wheel Syndrome'. An oh yes, mustn't forget, Lavelin did its mandatory pre-contract real world study of the system - in Houston Texas. Slightly different climate from Ottawa.
It is noteworthy that prior to Watson't election, a public plebiscite was held on the idea of an LRT.
68% of Ottawa's citizens voted against it. But, with the backing of Trudeau and Lavelin, Watson simply force fed us the system.
Along with most Canadians, I get sticker shock every time I visit a grocery store. I am 7+ years without a family doctor - I could literally challenge the capacity of this application by listing the existential things needed by Canadians today.
A high speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto is not on that list. It is a zero-value proposition.
Trudeau's last flipping of the bird to Canadians as he stepped down in disgrace. But Carney will follow through, of course, because he likes how his nose feels when he thumbs it at us. And $60-90 bn? Pick the higher one and add a zero, because this is govt we're talking about.
No reason for a high speed train to Quebec City, too small. Toronto to Montreal would make sense. Is there a train from Calgary to Edmonton? Easier to drive. I like taking trains, but it doesn't look viable or needed in Canada.
This will be the single largest waste of taxpayer money in Canada's history. By orders of magnitude. It is being crammed down our throats by a coalition of the Liberal government, the province of Quebec, and SNC Lavelin (aka Atkins Realis).
It will benefit absolutely no one. It is not needed. It serves no valid purpose. No one in Canada asked for this.
Initially approved by our last PM, an appropriate name for the system would be Justin Trudeau's Revenge.
The promoters tell us it will cost 'somewhere in the neighbourhood' of $900bn. In Realspeak, that translates to something on the order of $1.5 - 2 trillion.
This is pure pork barrel politics. Stunning in its magnitude.
In the unofficial civil service arena in Ottawa, Lavelin is widely known as the 'Brown Paper Bag' company. Their contractual business is generally conducted behind closed doors, with paper bags stuffed with cash. Jody Wilson Raybault - who will forever be a hero of mine - knew this.
To see how well Lavelin performs, do a real-world study of Ottawa's LRT, for which they were the prime contractor. Shovels went in the ground shortly after Jim Watson's (another crooked Liberal sycophant) election - about 2012. The system has been an unmitigated disaster from day one until now, approaching 2026. It is still not complete and its performance record is abysmal, to the point of being comic. Amongst many other things, they attempted to sell the public that the system was experiencing - and I quote, 'Square Wheel Syndrome'. An oh yes, mustn't forget, Lavelin did its mandatory pre-contract real world study of the system - in Houston Texas. Slightly different climate from Ottawa.
It is noteworthy that prior to Watson't election, a public plebiscite was held on the idea of an LRT.
68% of Ottawa's citizens voted against it. But, with the backing of Trudeau and Lavelin, Watson simply force fed us the system.
Along with most Canadians, I get sticker shock every time I visit a grocery store. I am 7+ years without a family doctor - I could literally challenge the capacity of this application by listing the existential things needed by Canadians today.
A high speed rail between Quebec City and Toronto is not on that list. It is a zero-value proposition.
Please! Someone stop this insanity.
Let's see...
Carney, Liberals, Wasted Money, ... BOONDOGGLE...
Tis the model and mantra...
But another apt description of the Federal Liberal Party from the rotting head on down.
Who knew????
Just another too many billion dollars to be flushed down the toilet.
Wonder what part Brookfield will be playing in this one?
Ridiculous waste of money
Trudeau's last flipping of the bird to Canadians as he stepped down in disgrace. But Carney will follow through, of course, because he likes how his nose feels when he thumbs it at us. And $60-90 bn? Pick the higher one and add a zero, because this is govt we're talking about.
No reason for a high speed train to Quebec City, too small. Toronto to Montreal would make sense. Is there a train from Calgary to Edmonton? Easier to drive. I like taking trains, but it doesn't look viable or needed in Canada.