> Perhaps the numbers are really that dismal that subsidies didn't even make sense? There's the question! I also wonder if it isn't a chicken-egg problem. Or

> Perhaps the numbers are really that dismal that subsidies didn't even make sense? There's the question! I also wonder if it isn't a chicken-egg problem. Or maybe I should call it a Field of Dreams problem (if you build it, they will come). It would be a boon to living in this country if it were easier to travel without spending large amounts on flights. I'd certainly see more of it, myself. The fact that travel is so expensive or prohibitive can be pretty isolating. My own family lives but two hours away (in rural ON) and I see some of them maybe three times a year. My girlfriend's family is in Victoria (BC) and she sees them more often than that these days...