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Original Articles

The Canadian intercity bus industry: shaped by public policy

Pages 253-261 | Received 08 Jun 1990, Published online: 21 Mar 2007

References

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  • Transport Canada . 1985 . Transport Review 1985 , 10 Canadian Transport Commission .
  • The Ontario Motorcoach Industry , 3 – 4 . mimeo : the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario . undated
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  • 1961 . Report of the Royal Commission on Transportation , Vol. II , 21 Ottawa : The Queen's Printer .
  • Data are taken from the annual reports of VIA Rail Canada Inc.
  • Senate of Canada and Standing Committee on Transport and Communications . June 1984 . Are We on the Right Track, Interim Report , June , Rail Passenger Services in Canada .
  • G. B. Reschenthaler, op cit., p. 4.
  • G. B. Reschenthaler, op cit., p. 97.
  • Charters , A. 1980 . “Bus companies sing the blues about rail,” . Financial Post , April 26 : S9 Special Report
  • Foster , C. 1984 . “Voyageur takes aim at VIA rail,” . Globe & Mail , December 5 : B11
  • Railway Transport Committee and Canadian Transport Commission . December 30 1987 . In the Matter of the Application of Voyageur Inc., Decision December 30 , 19 File No. 50408
  • Ibid., p. 20.
  • Ironically, during two months of the period for which the discounts were to be in effect, Voyageur was on strike, so that VIA captured additional traffic at regular fares.
  • 1989 . “Is VIA being railroaded,” . Western Report , April 10 : 9 – 10 .
  • Poirier , P. 1989 . “Voyageur threat merely public posturing: Union . "Globe and Mail” , March 9 : B6
  • Foster , C. 1989 . “Cash‐strapped Voyageur threatens to leave Quebec,” . Globe & Mail , March 8 : B6
  • Griffin , K. 1987 . “Tentative pact reached to start buses rolling” . The Vancouver Sun , August 8 : A8

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