MGSC05H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Tonne, Maror
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2 major bus companies in ontario greyhound & coach. Didn"t want other to enter the market. In 1995 premier harris tried to deregulate, campaign promise. 1998/1999 friends against it: decided to hire experts. Ttc & public transportation uses the more profitable routes to service the less profitable roytes. If private companies competed, they wouldn"t be able to operate on more profitable routes. Go, private buses would come to go stations , private companies would send them faster than go buses esp. Concerned private buses would operate on their own set of schedules and fares. On top of rural meyors, public bus companies were alarmed at de-regulation. Greyhound for along time had the peterborugh toronto route, trentway. Wagar wanted it made case to transportation ministry that you could have 2 companies, Greyhound said only room for one bus lose business, said we"d have to shut down other toutes & reduce that .
