Alto High Speed Rail

[jay2028]

Interesting video by B1M about proposed HSR in Vietnam. Lots of issues and concerns raised.

Obviously different location and Geography but made some quick comparisons.

Vietnam: 1,541 km. Est cost $67 billion; population 102.2 million; per capita cost $655.72

Canada: 1000 km. Est cost $90 billion; population 41,472,081; cost per capita $2,170.13

Looking at the numbers something smells for the CDN Cost.

Vietnam has a denser built up population area making expropriation and displacement of people far greater. Looking at the Geography the project benefits the whole country. The CDN proposal does not benefit anything north and west of Northern Ontario nor Atlantic Canada. Why is the Vietnam proposal cheaper? For these reasons I find the CDN proposal a bad proposal. It is the wrong project at the wrong time. Priorities should be placed elsewhere.

Why is it cheaper

Lower labour laws is one
Lower standards is another reason

Northern Ontario or Atlantic
The reality is much demand from those areas to Montreal/Ottawa/GTA.,

 

[J.OT13]

Interesting video by B1M about proposed HSR in Vietnam. Lots of issues and concerns raised.

Obviously different location and Geography but made some quick comparisons.

Vietnam: 1,541 km. Est cost $67 billion; population 102.2 million; per capita cost $655.72

Canada: 1000 km. Est cost $90 billion; population 41,472,081; cost per capita $2,170.13

Looking at the numbers something smells for the CDN Cost.

Vietnam has a denser built up population area making expropriation and displacement of people far greater. Looking at the Geography the project benefits the whole country. The CDN proposal does not benefit anything north and west of Northern Ontario nor Atlantic Canada. Why is the Vietnam proposal cheaper? For these reasons I find the CDN proposal a bad proposal. It is the wrong project at the wrong time. Priorities should be placed elsewhere.

I imagine land values in Canada are far higher, along with salaries. We potentially have stricter labour laws.

Our HSR doesn't benefit all of Canada, but that's an impossible bar to achieve. We have to start somewhere.

 

[Marcus CLS]

The Minister of Finance's spouse is VP at Alto. Just another reason why this project stinks. Now it stinks of corruption.

At the Ethics committee a motion was brought forward to have the Ethics commissioner, Minister of Finance and CEO of Alto testify before committee on this. The Liberals are Filibustering to block this motion.

What are they trying to hide? Canadians have a right to know!!

 

[J.OT13]

The Minister of Finance's spouse is VP at Alto. Just another reason why this project stinks. Now it stinks of corruption.

At the Ethics committee a motion was brought forward to have the Ethics commissioner, Minister of Finance and CEO of Alto testify before committee on this. The Liberals are Filibustering to block this motion.

What are they trying to hide? Canadians have a right to know!!

Champagne recused himself from anything related to Alto even though the integrity commissioner said he didn't have to. She has relevant experience for the job. It's a nothing burger.