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applegrove

(118,474 posts) Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:50 PM Jul 2018

Greyhound bus lines cancels all of western Canadian bus routes.

Last edited Mon Jul 9, 2018, 08:23 PM - Edit history (1)

Says because of discount airlines and ride sharing apps they can't make a profit. Vibes to all the people this will affect.

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Greyhound bus lines cancels all of western Canadian bus routes. (Original Post) applegrove Jul 2018 OP

Wow. Kind of a shame. dhol82 Jul 2018 #1

What happens if you are an old lady with no internet? How do you get applegrove Jul 2018 #2

Yup. dhol82 Jul 2018 #3

We used to have a publicly owned bus... CanSocDem Jul 2018 #4

dhol82

(9,352 posts)

1. Wow. Kind of a shame.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 07:58 PM

Jul 2018

What happens when prices go up for the airlines and those ride sharing apps dry up?

applegrove

(118,474 posts)

2. What happens if you are an old lady with no internet? How do you get

Reply to dhol82 (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 08:13 PM

Jul 2018

to an app? How do you book the cheapest flight? Just a nightmare for many.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/greyhound-cancellations-alberta-manitoba-saskatchewan-british-columbia-1.4739459

dhol82

(9,352 posts)

3. Yup.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 08:15 PM

Jul 2018

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)

4. We used to have a publicly owned bus...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 09:22 AM

Jul 2018

...company doing well, serving all the communities that Greyhound wouldn't or couldn't. However, the free-market bandits who call themselves The Saskatchewan Party (without a trace of irony) eliminated this service a couple of years ago. A public transportation system makes absolutely NO sense to these people so I'm sure we'll see a plethora of privately owned bus companies (not named greyhound) in a few weeks.

HAHAHAHAHA...

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