[lenaitch]

Again, you are assuming that the electorate cares enough to impact their vote as to whether a fairly useless, decrepit train which is very expensive and very slow stops 3 times a week in their community and *maybe* supports 1 or 2 jobs.

The reality is that the Canadian is pretty easy pork for Poilievre when it comes to "wasteful" government spending, especially if you ignore the national identity type role the train kind of serves, but even that is a bit of a stretch.

PP whacking away at Corridor services? yes, that will be disputed and will impact voting intentions. I just don't think enough people really fundamentally care about the long distance services outside of a few niche circles.

I don't know if it is enough to move a needle but you might be downplaying the train's economic impact, in terms of the the maintenance centres, contract provisioners and, of course, tourists with fairly deep pockets. Also, if the government chose to discontinue Canadian, it would strand the remote communities it serves as well as the Prince George route (at least Churchill service starts in a city). I doubt they would want to be seen as abandoning those communities, particularly if it doesn't do the same to the northern Quebec routes.

 

[Bordercollie]

I don't know if it is enough to move a needle but you might be downplaying the train's economic impact, in terms of the the maintenance centres, contract provisioners and, of course, tourists with fairly deep pockets. Also, if the government chose to discontinue Canadian, it would strand the remote communities it serves as well as the Prince George route (at least Churchill service starts in a city). I doubt they would want to be seen as abandoning those communities, particularly if it doesn't do the same to the northern Quebec routes.

So either keep the status quo or get rid of it all together. Those are his two options.

Now the rabbit in the hat would be PP doesn't get his security clearance, can't become prime minister and the liberals choose a decent candidate for PP to only win a minority government. Since the other parties hate him they would hold the balance of power, rendering him useless.

And it only takes 5% here and there for that to happen.

 

[lenaitch]

Wrong thread guys.

 

[PinkLucy]

Take the politics to the appropriate threads please