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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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