Re: Carbon Tax --> public transit

On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:25:16 -0230, David Dalton wrote:

On Mar 21, 2024, David Dalton wrote
(in article<0001HW.2BACB51200010E34700000C6A38F@news.eternal-september.org>):
 

Instead of the federal government giving back much of the Carbon
Tax in rebates, they should direct the money to improving public
transit nationally, including in rural areas.
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For example, in recent years there has been a loss of Greyhound
in Western Canada, and that contributes to the ongoing crisis
os missing and murdered indigenous women and girls, since
many of them resort to hitchhiking.
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On a local (Newfoundland) basis, several years ago there was
a loss of Fleetline bus, which used to operate on the coastal
Conception Bay Highway between St. John’s and Conception
Bay North, and which was a valuable service fo students
travelling home for the weekend and for seniors and others
going into the city for medical appointments or shopping.
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But of course there could also be an improvement in public
transit in urban (including small cities) and suburban areas.
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And I think the NDP would support the LIberals in such an
initiative, maybe even to the extent of forming a coalition
before the next election.

 
And indeed, the planned transition to electric vehicles
is not practical; instead (or as well) there must be a
rapid evolution of private cars to public transit.

Location, location, location, Dave.  Electrics only really
make any sense in dense urban environments, where they really
do rock ;-)

Dhu


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