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Req # 22-2205
1. Any analyses of alternatives to, and alternative methods of carrying out, the HFR proposal, including different scope, routes and technological options (…); 2. Specific information on the proposed new route including any details of possible alternative routings through the Havelock to Smith Falls portion; 3. Cost and benefit analyses including assumptions about costs, ridership and any impact on reduced ridership on the existing routes, for the different alternatives considered; 4. Information on the expected scope, nature and timing of public consultations, public review processes and other approval processes and the expected construction schedule; 5. Information on affected landholder compensation policy and mechanisms.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 22-2207
To obtain a copy of any and all documents held by VIA Rail regarding the $71 million in-depth review that was conducted on HFR and is mentioned in this La Presse article between January 1, 2019 and today, April 8, 2022. We want all documents, e-mails, correspondence, letters or, better yet, complete copies of this review.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 23-2310
In relation to the VIA HFR (dedicated tracks) project, I am interested specifically in (i) ridership numbers of projections broken down by station or segment; (ii) projected revenue and operating costs for the project once built; (iii) specific route and infrastructure information; and (iv) analysis of speed in relation to the infrastructure, straightening and crossing removalsOrganization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 23-2311
Communications (emails) between (former) CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano and Alstom, between 2014-2019Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 23-2312
Detailed staffing costs breakdown by role (for the whole organization) for the last year (2022). Staffing costs for on train customer service representatives, station staff, engineering, and office staffOrganization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 23-2314
I would like to obtain the following information regarding VIA’s Quebec City – Windsor corridor services: (i) current equipment cycles (…); (ii) records of train consists for all corridor services from June 19th to June 26th, 2023 (…); (iii) I would also like to obtain the VIA Rail equivalent of the Amtrak Service Standards Manual (…)Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2023
Req # 22-2223
Everything related to Canadian gun/firearm proposals, regulations, laws and cabinet orders for the period January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2022 and the implications-for & impact-of the acquisition, possession, storage and use of firearms by VIA Rail and employees and contractors and (2) for the period January 2005 to June 30, 2022, everything related to VIA Rail’s approval, purchase, adoption and issuance of (i) firearms (including handguns, sidearms, shotguns, rifles and carbines); (ii) oc spray and/or pepper spay; (iii) tasers/tazers; and (iv) body armourOrganization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
September 2022
Req # 21-2149
Obtain copy of VIA Rail’s policy regarding support persons, including but not limited to, information regarding travel, fares and provisions […] guidelines, records of decisions from the policy was first designed and implemented, any mention of age in connection with the support person policy, and any internal documents that reference the following terms/phrases: one passenger, one fare […] Council of Canadians with Disabilities, [2007] 1 SCR 650 and/or Supreme Court of Canada.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
April 2022
Req # 22-2204
Please provide the total compensation (salary + benefits) paid out to executives for the calendar years 2019, 2020 and 2021. Include a breakdown of the different type of benefits paid out, including any performance or incentive pay received for each year.Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
April 2022
Req # 21-2150
I would like to know the greenhouse gas emissions per kilometer and per passenger for the Montreal-Toronto and Toronto-Vancouver trains. I already know the average emission rate for VIA Rail, but I would like to know the emissions for these two trains taking into account their actual occupancy rate (emission rate per passenger, not per seat). Also, if possible, I would like to know how this rate varies by class (e.g. economy class, Sleeper class, etc.)Organization: VIA Rail Canada Inc.
April 2022