My reaction, nelson1000, was not that different from yours until your last sentence. It makes no sense to me to blame a Liberal government. It is not as if there was any federal Conservative government interest, after all.

But, more than that, I've followed this Calgary - Edmonton passenger rail thing for our entire 17 years living in AB/Edmonton, and not once do I remember hearing anyone suggest that Via Rail operate such a service.

Frankly, were anyone to suggest that a passenger rail service from Edmonton to Calgary, or even Lethbridge to Fort McMurray be operated by the federal crown corporation, then I imagine a likely horrified, anti-Ottawa, Albertan response.

Yes, the headline does seem to announce the possibility of an Alberta chapter in Via Rail expansion, but there would have to be something in the first paragraph, at least, to show that Albertans would welcome that company's involvement. That's what the challenge is for us right now. Show that we want it.