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The Canadian transit system started to decline in the 1990s after experiencing growth in the 1970s and 1980s. This trend must be reversed through the implementation of public policies which will prevent public transportation from losing its viability in favor of cars.
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Date: 20010619
Docket: T-459-01
Neutral reference: 2001 FCT 675
MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, JUNE 19, 2001
Before: RICHARD MORNEAU, PROTHONOTARY
Between:...
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...Contents. Ontario Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal Announces Discussion Paper ... jobs and growth, and beautify transportation corridors. The above-noted financial commitment wa...
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I opted for the Swiss Pass from an array of STS options, including Flexi Pass, Youth Pass and the Family Card. It proved a sound investment, offering unlimited travel on much of the country's public and private transport network for up to a month. It allowed me to go my own way along approximately 20,000 kilometres of train, bus or boat routes criss-crossing Switzerland. My travel choice also included the classic rail scenic routes, public transport systems in 38 cities, and gave me a 50-per cent discount on many mountain trains and cable cars.
Less than 40 minutes after the Swissair flight from Montreal landed in Zurich, I hadn't even changed my loonies to Swiss francs and I was already riding a train with my handy travel pass in hand. Zurich Airport has its own train station with regu...
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... with other federal departments (Public Safety, the CBSA, the Royal Canadian Mounted Polic... Canada [DOJ], Industry Canada, and Transport Canada), open source materials, and information fr...
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In desperation, we called Operation Rednose -- a wonderful service for which in the past, I have been a volunteer. Operation Rednose, however, has to operate under strict rules. It's a program to assist drivers who decide they are not fit to drive home to be driven home in their cars. The Rednose folk were very kind, but their rules didn't allow them to offer lifts to folk without cars.
The culprit is not the taxi companies. It's our culture. A former, disillusioned taxi driver told me: "Winnipeggers don't take taxis". It's true and I am as guilty of that as anyone. I expect taxis to be there when I want one, but don't use them on a regular basis.
If others are like me, then they are going to be disappointed when the taxi companies have their occasional busy days during the festive seas...
... Checkstop program and is threatening to publicize the names of those charged with being impaired dri... it is to take alternative means of transportation. Which leads me to my story. My company had its Ch...
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... responsables de la tiers-mondisation du transport public à Montréal et les accusait de corruption,...
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Tell a middle-class American or Canadian that you are travelling on Greyhound, and you will often be greeted with a look of snobbish horror. This is because although a diverse range of people travel on Greyhound, the company generally caters to the poorer sections of society -- those who can't afford a car or to fly to their destination. And, yes, the stations themselves tend to be in the worst part of town, and certainly not somewhere you would choose to spend long periods of time. And the less said about the food in the stations and at the scheduled stops the better.
With people living increasingly atomized and privatized lives, the public transport Greyhound provides is more important than ever. Sitting in your own car you can feel sure of your own opinions as you are in complete co...
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WINNIPEG - The Doer government's green plan may include a change to the province's traffic laws to allow low-speed electric cars on the road, Premier Gary Doer hinted. Ottawa first opened the door to low-speed vehicles in 2000, but ZENN only received the nod of approval for its 100 per cent electric vehicle from Transport Canada last fall, following media reports and a public outcry.
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