GO is mass commuter rail, mainly, between Toronto and its suburbs, the kind of transit VIA Rail doesn't do. It's essentially an extended municipal transit system. And there already is VIA and bus companies doing the other stuff. Not sure what would be gained, except transferring financial responsibility for VIA from the federal government to the province, and disrupting connections outside the province (notably, for Ottawa and Toronto, to Montreal). Montreal itself also has a commuter rail system.
GO is only partially funded by the province, unlike before the Harris government, where it was totally funded by the province (aside from fares). Essentilly it's a substitute for building more roads in and out of Toronto. The province also partially funds municipal transit (such as OC Transpo), but contributes almost nothing to the TTC (again, thanks to Harris).
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Date: 2008-03-16 02:45 pm (UTC)GO is only partially funded by the province, unlike before the Harris government, where it was totally funded by the province (aside from fares). Essentilly it's a substitute for building more roads in and out of Toronto. The province also partially funds municipal transit (such as OC Transpo), but contributes almost nothing to the TTC (again, thanks to Harris).