I'm not so certain. By then Canadians will have had a month's notice that people are complaining about politicians not being at work. They more they see CPC politicians in Vancouver, the more they will be reminded they are not at work.

The money originally destined for building transit somehow ended up in Zurich or Bermuda bank accounts.

Life goes on, Olympics or no Olympics. The Italian parliament didn't shut down during the 2006 Turin games. The Greek parliament didn't shut down during the 2004 Athens games. The US Congress didn't shut down during the 2002 Salt Lake games. Not even the rubber-stamp National People's...

All the parties have proven themselves to be opportunists and unprincipled. They'll do anything for their own power. The Governor General prorogued parliament last December, and this December too. And no, Parliament cannot be closed indefinitely, since by law it has to meet at least once a...

What has Justin Trudeau done on his own without relying on daddy's coattails? I don't think Canadians appreciate political families.

Downtown Toronto is just beside the Toronto Islands Airport. There already is a monorail at the YYZ terminals. All they have to do is extend it to the Eglinton Subway line if/when it gets built. I'm still dying to see how 777s and A380s are going to provide flights from Downsview to Paris or...

And that is relevant how?

This ratio has always occurred in history. Perhaps it's natural selection, because men are more likely to die at a younger age. This explains why the ratio evens out at older ages.

This is going off a tangent, but China is building two tiers of high speed railways. One is the Passenger Dedicated Line system, which will be for long distance express trains on major corridors such as Beijing - Shanghai, Beijing - Wuhan - Hong Kong, Shanghai - Wuhan - Chongqing, etc. The other...

That's true. But Canada has plenty of available room and resources, and we're not exactly Hong Kong. I haven't heard of anyone in Canada/US/Europe arguing for restrictions on immigration in order to keep the middle class in China/India/Philippines at home. In fact immigration has helped them...

About a century ago, which is not so long by historic standards, people around the world were generally free to move anywhere they pleased, and passports and visas were not used to restrict movement. It's in this time that "new" countries like Canada, US, Australia received the most immigrants...

The TTC is an essential service. It's not a money-making organization. Because it has a mandate to serve all parts of the city, its emphasis will be on coverage rather than profitability. As a result, some neighbourhoods *will* either have loss-making routes or have no transit altogether. This...

It's too late for that. Madrid Barajas Airport has stolen that market. YYZ could become a hub for those travelling between Europe and less important US cities without immigration facilities, and thus need to use the preclearance US customs facilties.

The population/airport ratio is not relevant. What matters is how well the population is served. Tokyo (population 30 million or so) has Haneda (domestic, and some flights to China and Korea), Narita (international), and two newly built airports which were make-work projects which see very few...

So, if Downsview is used as a commercial airport, the GTA will have four or five commercial airports: YYZ, Hamilton, Toronto Islands, Downsview, and Pickering if it ever goes forward. Are we *that* pretentious about our status we need to have as many airports as NYC or London and more...

But what about the fixed cost of moving to Brampton or Oshawa? Will Bombardier decide it's cheaper to move out of the GTA entirely and build a new plant in China, where they already have extensive operations? It's far better to have Bombardier to assemble planes in Downsview and have residents...

How long would this entire process have taken if it was a City of Toronto streets project, rather than a TTC "rapid transit" project? Two months? Three months? Only in Toronto would paving a mile and a half of new road and installing a few lights take years.

Perhaps TTC management is suddenly embarrassed at the pitiful size of the network, so the maps are being disappeared, Stalin-style.

They might work back then, but today we are much more aggressive and gritty today and there will be plenty of crackheads who won't be pushed around by a gracious lady in a neat uniform. Any TTC guides will have to be big, burly bar bouncers. Imagine this, wearing a red uniform instead:

If it's a Public Private Partnership, then the TTC will be involved in every step of the process. At this point the TTC would be risking billions of dollars in order to guarantee profits for the consortium. If, say, ridership on the Eglinton Line were not to reach expectations, the TTC would be...