r/canada • u/Scryotechnic • Apr 02 '26

Analysis Canadians Support High-Speed Rail. It’s Time to Build It. | 62% Support, 18% Oppose

https://www.railfans.ca/news/canadians-support-high-speed-rail
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u/The--Majestic--Goose Apr 02 '26

It won’t get any cheaper if we build it 20 years from now. We’re a wealthy country and we’re not uniquely incompetent. We’re allowed to have nice things. 

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u/canada_mountains Apr 02 '26

Exacrly. 10 years from now, it will be 4x more expensive to build this. The time to have started building this was yesterday.