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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 21 points 14 hours ago (11 children)

I'm gonna take a guess without watching and say:

Because freight company CP owns the lines people use riding Via.

And the various governments for decades have done nothing about anything to make rail better.

[–] pedz@lemmy.ca 19 points 13 hours ago (7 children)

Actually, Canada is a leader in high speed rail studies.

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 14 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 11 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

You should see our UBI studies! We've got studies coming out our fucking ears.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

I mean we have at least two study trials, Mincome in Manitoba in the 70s and the Ontario Basic Income Pilot Project in 2017 (though that one was cancelled after a few months due to a change in government).

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

So that's "no, not really." At least, that's my understanding, also.

Could definitely use more sustained for a reasonable amount of time, that much I'm sure of.

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