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Proposed high‑speed rail will not make a big dent in Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions

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By Ryan Katz-Rosene. Originally published at at The Conversation, April 29, 2026: https://theconversation.com/proposed-high-speed-rail-will-not-make-a-big-dent-in-canadas-greenhouse-gas-emissions-280893 In February 2025, the Canadian government announced Alto, a high-speed rail line that will eventually connect Toronto to Québec City. In November, the government said it would introduce new legislation to speed up the project. One of its proposed benefits is that electrified, high-speed […]

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Social media mobilization: The latest obstacle to Canadian high-speed rail development

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This piece was originally published by the National Observer on April 14th, 2026, at https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/04/14/opinion/social-media-opposition-high-speed-rail By Ryan Katz-Rosene As one of his final significant acts as prime minister, Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would be building Alto — a high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City. This was a momentous development for a country which has

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An Open Letter from Ecologists Regarding the Proposed Alto High-Speed Rail Project

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NOTE: This is an open letter originally written by several professors at Carleton University (names at bottom), published on February 24, 2026. The Lead Author of the letter is Dr. Steven Cooke, member of this Academic Study Group. The letter is reprinted here with permission. As a group of ecologists and conservation scientists based at

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Canada is one step closer to high‑speed rail, but many hurdles remain

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This blog was originally published at The Conversation, February 26, 2025, at https://theconversation.com/canada-is-one-step-closer-to-high-speed-rail-but-many-hurdles-remain-250384 Canada is the only G7 country without a high-speed rail line, yet not for lack of trying. Over the last half century, numerous high-speed rail projects have been proposed, studied and even approved by political leaders. The obstacles to actually getting them built have

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