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Public transit issues
(September 29, 1995) Canada’s public transit monopolies, already woefully inadequate and overly expensive, could soon be at the end of their road. By introducing competition to Canada’s public transit systems, service would improve and costs would come down. Continue reading
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Public transit issues
(September 29, 1995) Canada’s public transit monopolies, already woefully inadequate and overly expensive, could soon be at the end of their road. By introducing competition to Canada’s public transit systems, service would improve and costs would come down. Consumer Policy Institute is working to break up the public transit monopolies and give Canadians access to expanded, affordable service. Continue reading
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Passenger Travel by Train, Canada 1970-1995
(September 29, 1995) The passenger-kilometres traveled on Canadian trains fell between 1970 and 1995. From a high of 3.1 billion pkm in 1970, ridership dropped to a level slightly above two billion pkm, where it remained for most of the 1980s. Drastic cuts in service on the government-owned railway occasioned a precipitous drop in rail travel in 1990 – to 1.4 billion pkm per year, the level at which it has remained since. Continue reading
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Passenger Travel by Airplane, Canada 1970-1995
(September 29,1995) The passenger-kilometres traveled by airplane in Canada increased from 18.9 billion to 72.1 billion between 1970 and 1995. — a spectacular 287.6%. As with automobiles, fewer people rode during the recession of the early 1980s. Unlike the automobile, however, airplane ridership also suffered during the recession of the early 1990s. Continue reading
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On a clear day, you can see past the borders
(September 1, 1995) Where do I live? Depending on who`s asking and why, I might name my neighborhood. Or I might say “Toronto”. Or “Canada,” if I were visiting a foreign country. Besides being a Torontonian and Canadian, I’m an Ontarian for some purposes (like buying licence plates for my car), a resident of the Western world when our standard of living is compared with that of people in Third World countries, even a member of Planet Earth when reminded of it by a telecast from space or canvasser from Greenpeace. Continue reading
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