GEO 793 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Canadian National Railway, Metrolinx, Greater Toronto Area
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After september 11, they were more cautious in thinking international people were causing terror and crossing borders used to take 5 minutes. 45 minutes for truck drivers to show their documents and stuff to say they"re not a terror threat. The well being of canada as a whole was intervened: privatization of air canada (1988-89) It used to be owned by the federal government. Now it"s considered private and: privatization of canadian national railway (cnr) in 1995, used to be owned by canada, transfer of ownership of major airports to non-profit private agencies (1990s, gtaa is not owned by the government. Without highways, major roads, a railway system, you can"t move anything and your business will fall apart. To move goods, you need good infrastructure: make sure this growth happens in such a way that is not detrimental to the environment.