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Originally Posted by hipster duck
I don't think Calgary or Edmonton would ever shrink to the size of the Saskatoon cities which are 1/5 their size. No city (metro) of over 1 million in modern history has lost 80% of its population.
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And we have never had a disease in modern history that has spread from its first case to 1.5 million cases and 95 thousand deaths worldwide in less than 5 months. Just because something never has happened doesn't mean it never will.
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I think that frequent train service is definitely viable between the two cities, but I don't think it will be run by VIA rail. I think that a private operator, backed by the government, with the ability to redevelop station areas will probably be the ticket. It'll basically be a real estate development company masquerading as a rail service (which is fine).
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Possibly. There certainly is an argument that corridors (not just routes) that are entirely within a single province should be a provincial responsibility. It could be private or public.