VIA Rail should be managed by Parliament not cabinet, says an independent MP. Bruce Hyer proposed the Commons enact Amtrak-style legislation to “depoliticize” passenger rail service. VIA’s operating deficit hit 33.5¢ per passenger mile last year: “We have no vision, we have no strategy, we have no legislation.”
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