It's interesting to see the conservatives swarming all over this one. And after going on and on about the need to build subways, despite the cost. Transit costs money. Period. At least the UPExpress is cheaper than the Scarborough extension. 

They also ignore the bit about the private sector backing out of the construction of the line. If the private sector *had* built it, in order to make a profit they would have had to either charge higher fares or provide lousier service. I've worked in both the public and private sectors. I never saw any "efficiency" in the private sector. One of the cushiest jobs I ever had was at a private company that is still in business as I write. The pixie dust of private sector efficiency is as real as Santa Clause.

Another thing that conservatives have to finally own is the effect of their constant baying for tax cuts and "efficiencies". This sort of constant badgering of governments causes unrealistic lowballing of bids for construction projects.