Maybe we need this type of "outside the box" solution in Canada . The Bullet Train for Canberra political party will contest the next federal election, with party secretary Michael Lemmey nominated as unofficial candidate. The party plans to rebrand itself as the Bullet Train for Australia Party and begin a national membership drive to push the issue federally. The niche party has only one policy: to get high-speed rail from Canberra to Sydney and then eventually for the whole east coast of Australia. Almost 9000 Canberrans voted for Bullet Train for Canberra at the recent ACT election and the party hopes to replicate that success nationally. Advertisement Party spokesman Tim Bohm said the Canberra Liberals, ACT Greens and ACT Labor all supported the issue during the election campaign. ''[That means] 92 per cent of the vote went to parties that said they want to get a bullet train. This means the unofficial referendum result is 'yes' to getting a bulle...
Explore the past and future of High-Speed Rail in Canada (TGV). From the new Alto project (Toronto-Quebec City) to historic rail studies, maps, and the latest news on the 2026 public consultations.