Federal budget 2016 spends up to $3.4B in public transit to address ‘lost productivity,’ but falls short of Via Rail demands

Federal budget 2016 spends up to $3.4B in public transit to address ‘lost productivity,’ but falls short of Via Rail demands

Published on March 23, 2016

OTTAWA — The Liberal government is spending billions of dollars to improve transportation within cities, but is only giving Via Rail Canada a tiny portion of the money it says it needs to improve transportation between cities...

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