High-speed rail line between Toronto, Quebec City would generate up to $27B: report

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High-speed rail line between Toronto, Quebec City would generate up to $27B: report

A new study found that the promised line would generate billions in value for Canadians over six decades.

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Up to a third of the sum would come from the effects of time savings and reliability on users.

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A new report reveals that a high-speed rail link between Toronto and Quebec City could generate billions of benefits.

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High-speed rail link could deliver billions in economic benefits: C.D. Howe report

MONTREAL — A high-speed rail link between Toronto and Quebec City could deliver billions of dollars in economic benefits, cutting travel times and boosting productivity, a new report says. The C.D.

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Billions in economic benefits?

The C.D. Howe Institute says that the proposed high-speed rail line – they’re calling it Alto – would generate billions in economic benefits over the ensuing decades. I can’t see how that works, even if some of the interprovincial trade barriers are removed.