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AFAIK, Rogers still has the brand. It just won't be on CBC.

A dreamer. I like it.

I haven't seen any reporting on it in quite a while, but full coast-to-coast electrification is a pretty challenging issue, and doing it piecemeal would also be complicated, since you'd likely have to switch locomotives frequently (though I think hybrid diesel-overhead wire locomotives do exist).

And then there's the question of interoperability with the US rail network, which will likely always be important.

Honestly, I think parties that support it need to accept that it's not a top-of-mind issue for most voters, and focus their efforts on other priorities, while still keeping it in their platform.

I think this could work if a critical mass of people showed up and spoiled their ballots, or voted for the Rhinoceros Party or whatever.

But just staying home won't do it.

It's petty technically-minded and not very user-friendly in my opinion, but it's a way to give them a piece of our mind.

Good grief, it's not a "deal" at all - "proposed agreement in principle" indeed. With no definition of "operating costs," it's pretty much a worthless piece of paper.

There's also some confirmation that the US would have a say in toll reductions, not just increases as was reported last week.

As an exercise in kicking the can down the road, it's...fine. As an ironclad agreement, it sucks.

I'm a non-drinker and know very little about the topic, but some provinces seem awfully protective of their local booze industry.

I'm not sure why the embed isn't working on this one, but it's worth a watch.

That's not what the article says, but it would certainly make more sense.

BUT the current standard toll is $8.00 CAD, while the Ambassador Bridge toll seems to be $14.00 CAD.

Like I said, it's possible I'm misunderstanding something about the tolls, but that's my interpretation.

The other piece of the "new deal" that seems to be new is the wording about the Americans having approval about changes to the tolls - Reuters says this means the US can veto any toll hike over 10% of the current value, which...I don't know, it seems like such a hike would be in their best interests to approve should it be proposed, since it would lead to more of the net revenue they seem to care so deeply about.

I'm also unclear about whether the "regional investment" the new deal refers to is some kind of new money unrelated to tolls. It would be nice to get clarity there.

Assuming all the toll revenue goes toward the reimbursement of construction and operational costs, the net revenue should be zero for many years to come.