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STUDY * Canada - Transport Canada Investigation Says Full Cost of Transportation in Canada Cost $200 Billion Plus in 2000
First of Its Kind Study in Canada Has So Many Data Gaps and Limitations You Could Drive Truck Through It: Bradley
Ottawa,ONT,CAN -CTA -August 12, 2008: -- Interesting work, the first of its kind in Canada, but the data gaps and limitations are so wide you could drive a truck through them. Beyond an interesting intellectual exercise, the report is not of much use and certainly cannot be relied upon for policy purposes. That is the assessment of David Bradley, CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance of a new “synthesis report” from a three-year investigation spearheaded by Transport Canada, into the "full costs" of transportation in Canada... The investigation found that in 2000, the full costs -- financial costs of providing and the use of transport facilities and services, as well as non-monetary costs associated with transportation activities such as road congestion delays, accidents and environmental damage – in Canada ranged between $198 billion and $233 billion. Table 1 provides the “middle-estimate” findings. The scope of the investigation included all modes of transport and all networks and services, irrespective of the provider (governmental [all levels] or private)... Perhaps the most interesting part of the investigation is the attempt to quantify the social costs of transportation. (See Table 2)...
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