If you could look into a crystal ball to see into the future, what questions would you want answered relative to how people get from Point A to Point B in northern Ontario?

Would you ask what makes for an efficient, affordable and well-utilized transportation system that meets the needs of ordinary travelers? How about finding out where Northerners want to get to, and why some take transit, while others prefer driving to their destination?

This is the kind of valuable feedback decision makers should be looking for in order to maximize the value of every taxpayer dollar spent on passenger rail.

Instead, government-funded corporations like VIA Rail Canada produce podcasts as a substitute to having genuine discourse with customers and stakeholders.

The company’s most recent annual public

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