According to this Opinion piece about promises of frequent service/expanded service -- our rail infrastructure suck balls, but it's not GO/Metrolinx's fault.
"One of the ways Premier Kathleen Wynne says she’ll bust gridlock in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area is by dramatically increasing GO’s use of the region’s rail lines. She deserves applause for that decision, but also a warning flag.
For too long, the CP and CN lines criss-crossing the GTHA sat largely unrecognized as corridors for quick, cost-effective transit expansion. GO should have long ago been empowered to expand its system and service frequency. This wouldn’t have eliminated the need for major improvements to the TTC, but it would have relieved some of the pressure by creating a high-frequency urban rail service similar to those built in major European cities decades ago ... "
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The power is moot. The problem is *funding*.
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