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Transit & Transportation

Intercity Transportation platforms

Here's what the 2021 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

  • Commit to developing high-frequency rail.
  • Move forward with the rail project in the Toronto/Quebec City corridor, with stops in Trois-Rivieres & Peterborough, using electrified technology.
  • Explore opportunities to extend rail toward London & Windsor.

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Committing to make High Frequency Rail a reality. We will move forward with the project in the Toronto to Quebec City corridor, with stops in Trois-Rivieres and Peterborough, among others, using electrified technology. We will launch a procurement process by the end of 2021 and also explore other opportunities to extend the rail toward London and Windsor.

—  Forward. For Everyone., retrieved 2021-09-02

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We don't have any Conservative policies on Intercity Transportation.
We don't have any Bloc policies on Intercity Transportation.

NDP

  • Develop a public intercity bus system.
  • Support creating high-frequency rail along the Quebec-Windsor corridor.
  • Expand rail service options in other regions.
  • Work to restore the Ontario Northlander.

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For provinces and municipalities that identify it as a priority, we will help them build towards fare-free transit to ease commutes, help people make ends meet and lower emissions. To help replace the loss of Greyhound routes, we’ll develop a public inter-city bus system. We will also support creating high-frequency rail along the Quebec-Windsor corridor, expand rail service options in other regions, and work to restore the Ontario Northlander to support the crucial transportation link for communities and businesses alike in Northern Ontario.

— Ready for Better, retrieved 2021-08-27

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Green

  • Expand VIA Rail to a rail & bus system.
  • Enact a VIA Rail Act to ensure the VIA Rail mandate for a national passenger transportation network.
  • Ensure access to zero-carbon public transportation, with high-speed rail networks between major cities.
  • Exempt rural & intercity public transport from sales taxes.

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● Ensure access to zero-carbon public transportation, with high-speed rail networks between major cities, and spokes of light rail and electric bus connections across the country.

● Guarantee every Canadian safe, reliable and accessible access to affordable, net zero ground transportation by expanding VIA Rail to a rail and bus system. Enact a VIA Rail Act to ensure the VIA Rail mandate for a national passenger transportation network.

— Be Daring., retrieved 2021-09-11

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