“Outstanding”.
That’s Perth-Wellington NDP candidate Ethan Rabidoux’s first reaction to Thursday’s turnout in St. Marys. Save VIA hosted an all-day rally in the Stone Town.
Rabidoux says people at the rally told him they’re looking for something different:
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Rabidoux believes only one federal party can turn VIA Rail around:
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He outlines a few of the ways he says the NDP would change VIA Rail:
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Save VIA was started as a response to the decision to cut Trains 86 and 89, the dailies between Stratford and Toronto, in October of 2012.
Contributed photo: From left to right rail policy adviser Greg Gormick, federal Perth-Wellington NDP candidate Ethan Rabidoux, Save VIA founder Chris West