I think the big problem with Canada, the US, the UK, and other former British colonies is that the legal system gives private property owners a lot of rights.
In places like France or China the government can just say “we’re building this” without a lot of public input. But the second CA put out their high speed rail proposal it was met with hundreds of lawsuits over eminent domain.
It’s even worse in Canada where 50% of the population literally lives in a straight line in Ontario/Quebec
And we’ve been “studying” high speed rail in that corridor for roughly 40 years now. One of these days we’ll build it, I swear!
I think the big problem with Canada, the US, the UK, and other former British colonies is that the legal system gives private property owners a lot of rights.
In places like France or China the government can just say “we’re building this” without a lot of public input. But the second CA put out their high speed rail proposal it was met with hundreds of lawsuits over eminent domain.