What you argue can be done without privatization — and in fact CAN’T be done via privatization unless the corporation is a monopoly that controls the entire transportation market. Which is exactly what a government is.
All Carney has to do is put a tax on use of airports, and use that money to fund LRT. In fact, that’s already what some airport improvement fees go towards, despite their name.
All Carney has to do is put a tax on use of airports, and use that money to fund LRT.
The problem with that is there will be pressure from the Conservatives to cut the taxes and then the LRT ends up being stranded without a funding source. Does that sound plausible to you? It certainly does for me.
What you argue can be done without privatization — and in fact CAN’T be done via privatization unless the corporation is a monopoly that controls the entire transportation market. Which is exactly what a government is.
All Carney has to do is put a tax on use of airports, and use that money to fund LRT. In fact, that’s already what some airport improvement fees go towards, despite their name.
The problem with that is there will be pressure from the Conservatives to cut the taxes and then the LRT ends up being stranded without a funding source. Does that sound plausible to you? It certainly does for me.