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Originally Posted by curves2000
I dunno, does everything need to be a left or right issue? Calgary needs expanded LRT service. Alberta would benefit from high speed rail. The federal government would be wise to invest in a project of this size and scope for all the reasons they say. "Investing in Canadians, the environment, reducing emissions" etc
Do we not collectively generate sufficient taxes from all sources to be able to build some rail? I mean countries and cities that are poor have better mass rail than Calgary, Alberta and Canada.
Sometimes you just need to get on with things and get them done and fast. It was like 40+ years of planning and consultation for Calgary's ring road for what is effectively moving dirt around, building a base/bridges/overpasses and laying the road surface in what was an open area.
I have a feeling in the coming days we are going to be given real bad news from the city regarding the size and the scale of the project given the costs. A project that was announced with funding in 2015 I believe. Absolutely nobody will be held to account regarding the mess, nobody who was on council, was mayor or working for the city will take any responsibility, neither will the province or the feds. Typical Canadian mediocrity.
Meanwhile in Ukraine, the rail system is STILL being able to move millions of people, including an astonishing amount of heads of state, dignitaries and world leaders, at a safe, reliable and effective pace.
In our capital of Ottawa, we still can't figure out their LRT woes. Edmonton has had enough LRT headaches to last a lifetime. We may be headed towards that here soon.
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Fuzz thinks problems are fixed with money. In actuality, problems are fixed with competence. And Canadian governments and bureaucracies are so toxic
that competent people stay the hell away.