The construction of a historic and ambitious megaproject is just a few years away, and consultations are underway as to where it will run and how it will work. We are, once again, talking about high-speed rail. With shovels supposed to hit the ground in 2029, the service would connect Toronto to Quebec City, and would move through Prescott-Russell between Ottawa and Montreal. Trains are projected to reach speeds of 300 kilometres per hour, cutting travel time between Montreal and Canada’s Capital in half. The cost? Somewhere between $60 billion and $90 billion. But for dozens of...