N-E-N@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 17 hours agoWhy in Canada, the trains don't run on timewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down12
arrow-up138arrow-down1external-linkWhy in Canada, the trains don't run on timewww.youtube.comN-E-N@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 17 hours agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareEiri@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 hours agoUgh. Why did we ever privatize rail. People would riot if we privatized the highway network, and yet…
minus-squareNomecks@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 hours agoBecause the rails were there before Canada!
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 hours agoWhen were the railways ever not private in Canada? One barely solvent passenger service that’s a crown corp hardly constituted nationalized rail.
minus-squareEiri@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 hours agoWasn’t it originally a huge public undertaking? It was my understanding that the rails and CN began their lives in public ownership before being privatized. Did I misunderstand things?
Ugh. Why did we ever privatize rail. People would riot if we privatized the highway network, and yet…
Because the rails were there before Canada!
When were the railways ever not private in Canada? One barely solvent passenger service that’s a crown corp hardly constituted nationalized rail.
Wasn’t it originally a huge public undertaking? It was my understanding that the rails and CN began their lives in public ownership before being privatized.
Did I misunderstand things?