>>2023528Okay, so I've read more about this news, and there is the summary.
1) The federal government has chosen a bidder for the Toronto-Quebec City High Frequency Rail (HFR, higher-speed than current trains but not meeting HSR definition, focus on increasing punctuality and frequency of trains instead of peak operating speed) project, which was the original name of the project before it was changed to high-speed rail (HSR).
2) The winning bid said that they can deliver HSR within the allotted project budget.
3) The government has not revealed which vendor won the bid or if other vendors also offered HSR speed.
The situation sounds more hopeful now that it looks like the project's upgrade from conventional rail to high-speed rail is due to technological advances decreasing the cost difference between railway that goes 200 km/h and the one that goes 250 km/h.
