[trueviking]

it seems that the only real logical argument for edmonton is the prince rupert port...capacity at prince rupert however is only a fraction of vancouver...certainly not enough to justify an kind of super hub in edmonton.

sure, they have some air route advantages, but really how much cargo is carried by air?...in comparasin to ship it is also a fraction.

since edmoton is so remote, it would seem illogical to drag cargo from vancouver all the way up to edmonton and then back down to the world....

in my mind edmonton's big advantage is a provincial government that can spend whatever it wants on whatever it wants....any obstacle can be overcome by money.