As Canadian OEMs who assemble vehicles in Canada continue to announce delayed investments, and scaled back production plans, Canada’s newly-named federal Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly has been meeting with their leaders to encourage them to protect Canadian jobs. After meetings with General Motors officials in Oshawa yesterday, Joly held a press briefing and answered... Read more »
The region where I’m from is trying to re purpose an abandoned rail line into a rail trail. The project dates from 2012 (in French). All the bureaucracy involved makes the process take forever. Meanwhile the extension of a multi lane highway plowed through a wooded area, some farmland, required the construction of a bridge, is now completed.
Same for public transit always being cut, while highway extension is like the proverbial carrot on a stick for voters.
VIA Rail won’t even take fucking bikes in the Corridor, yet! Going from Montreal to Drummondville with a bike involves paying $35 for the coach ticket, $15 for your bike, that must be in a box or a bag that they will sell you for $15 if you don’t have one, and pay the same again to get back! Oh and there’s two coaches per day, for your convenience. Also, even if you ditch the bike so you can take a train, it’s going to be seriously late.
But if we’re so worried about the environment and quality of life, instead of trying to get everywhere using public transit and/or a bike, maybe we should buy an electric car. That’s a very good message from our “leaders”.
*Slaps Highway. You can fit so many cars on this two lane 1960s highway.
The region where I’m from is trying to re purpose an abandoned rail line into a rail trail. The project dates from 2012 (in French). All the bureaucracy involved makes the process take forever. Meanwhile the extension of a multi lane highway plowed through a wooded area, some farmland, required the construction of a bridge, is now completed.
Same for public transit always being cut, while highway extension is like the proverbial carrot on a stick for voters.
VIA Rail won’t even take fucking bikes in the Corridor, yet! Going from Montreal to Drummondville with a bike involves paying $35 for the coach ticket, $15 for your bike, that must be in a box or a bag that they will sell you for $15 if you don’t have one, and pay the same again to get back! Oh and there’s two coaches per day, for your convenience. Also, even if you ditch the bike so you can take a train, it’s going to be seriously late.
But if we’re so worried about the environment and quality of life, instead of trying to get everywhere using public transit and/or a bike, maybe we should buy an electric car. That’s a very good message from our “leaders”.