Tag: Transport Canada
Canada Wants High-Speed Rail. Megaproject Reality Wants a Word.
Canada’s revived high-speed rail (HSR) proposal deserves a serious hearing. It also deserves an outside-view assessment grounded in the history of rail megaprojects, not just the aspirations of sponsors and advocates. The current Alto proposal for a high-speed line between Toronto and Québec City is the most concrete Canadian version … [continued]
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Fast Hydrofoils, Floating Logs, & Canada’s Ferry Electrification Challenge
Vancouver’s recent support for an electric passenger hydrofoil to Bowen Island and Gibsons is an appealing hook because it compresses three different Canadian transportation stories into one image. It promises decarbonization, speed, and coastal reconnection in a single sleek vessel. It also invites a harder question. Is the future of … [continued]
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Chery Once Tried Canada and Never Got to First Base, Could this Comeback be a Home Run?
Three Chinese brands—BYD, Chery, and Geely—are now widely viewed as the most likely entrants under the new quota system. Yet among the three, Chery may hold an overlooked advantage rooted not in its current electric vehicle portfolio, but in a largely forgotten attempt to enter the Canadian market two decades … [continued]
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Wisconsin finally unlocks $125 million funding for PFAS cleanup
More PFAS news with a study on Minnesota combustion facilities, and proposed rate hikes for water utilities in Illinois.
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Trust in Transition: Why Global Aviation Is Starting to Fly on Chinese Certification
When Brunei quietly announced that it would recognize the airworthiness rules of China’s Civil Aviation Administration, it seemed like a bureaucratic footnote. But the decision is a bellwether. By accepting CAAC certification as valid within its own jurisdiction, Brunei effectively declared that it trusts Chinese aviation regulators as much as … [continued]
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