Ottawa urged to fund high-speed rail line

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The House of Commons transport committee asked the Canadian federal government to contribute up to C$25 million to a proposed high-speed railway between Quebec City, Quebec, and Toronto, Ontario. The proposal is being advanced by a consortium that includes Bombardier Inc. and Agra Monenco Inc. The consortium wants the federal government and the governments of Quebec and Ontario to contribute a total of C$51 million to pay for the project's design and engineering phase. The consortium also wants the government to shoulder the project's cost estimated at C$11 billion.

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Canada: Legislators ask federal government to contribute up to C$25 million to a high-speed railway between Quebec & Toronto

Rail Mass Transit, Urban Transit Systems

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One man's plan to plug talent drain

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Graduates from Canadian unversities should be made to work for at least four years in Canada or pay back any subsidies provided for their education if they want to work outside Canada, said John Kelly, CEO fo JetForm Cor. That way, the shortage of skilled workers in Canada's high-tech industries will be addressed, said Kelly. Though Canadian high-tech companies, particularly in the Ottawa region, provide generous salaries and benefits, they are not enough to stem the exodus of professionals to the south, noted Kelly.

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Canada: Top business executive proposes disincentives to university graduates leaving for other countries

Administration of Education Programs, Education Programs, Education policy

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