High speed rail is one of those things that a lot of people seem think would be nice to have (and it would - I'd use it), but don't have any ideas about how to pay for it. In order to make it fast enough to be appealing to passengers, it would have to be completely grade separated, which would make it expensive to operate, which would make it unappealing to those same passengers.
I just can't see it being viable for private industry to build, and the province will avoid a potential white elephant at all costs, even if it is cool, fast, and shiny.
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