I've just returned home to England after having spent around 2 and a half weeks in Ontario. The overall impression I\'ve come home with is that Canada is a lovely country with great people, but a very poor public transport system. One of the things that sticks out is how awkward and inconvenient it can be. The first train trip I made was from Toronto to Kingston. Via\'s Kingston Station is located out of town. There was no direct bus from the Station to downtown, so I had to get a taxi. Clearly there hasn\'t been much joined up thinking there. After Kingston I then went on to Smiths Falls. Again I had to get a taxi from the Via Station to my guest house, because the Station has now been moved out of town. My understanding is that the current Smiths Falls Via Station has opened within the last few years after it was moved from the former C.P Station, which is conveniently located in downtown. Why on earth was this decision made ? How can that be looked upon as being pr...