Advocates have launched a national campaign against VIA Rail cuts amid railway claims that service is actually improving. Federal budget cutbacks of $41 million over three years have led VIA to reduce service on six routes, while railway managers propose "door-to-door seamless connections" on routes that remain.
An Unusual Federal Building
Crown-owned CN Tower exceeds federal targets in energy efficiency despite the “extreme challenge” of the nation’s tallest structure. Managers cut energy use by more than 2 percent annually using technology available to any building owner.



