Woodbridge_Heights
Senior Member
I'm not sure I see a strong case for HFR to go to Pearson. Air passengers from Montreal and Ottawa are not likely to use it, so that leaves the good folk in Peterborough. On the other hand the legacy passengers along the lakeshore between Kingston and Scarborough will want to get to Pearson. Having Kitchener services stop there makes sense but I think passengers coming from the east are likely to find transferring to GO at Union a better option than waiting for a VIA connection. And VIA seems more interested in beefing up the southern route and leaving Kitchener and Guelph to Ontario.
There's a significant business population base in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. HSR would make YYZ more accessible to business travelers going to/from that region. Sure Waterloo already has an international airport, but that's separate discussion.