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Transportation in Canada / by J-C. Lessard.: Z1-1955/2-41-16E-PDF

"The general purpose of this statistical analysis is considered to be threefold: 1. to bring under one head the estimated total cost of transportation in Canada, both direct and indirect, 2. to analyse the costs of each method of transportation and its relative importance to the total Canadian transportation picture, and 3. to attempt to forecast the behaviour of these costs in the next 25 years"--Introduction, page 1.

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Department/Agency
  • Canada. Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, issuing body.
TitleTransportation in Canada / by J-C. Lessard.
Publication typeMonograph
Language[English]
FormatDigital text
Electronic document
Note(s)
  • Digitized edition from print [produced by Privy Council Office].
  • Section I: Direct and Indirect Cost of Transportation -- Introduction -- Air Transportation -- Highway Transportation -- Pipeline Transportation -- Railway Transportation -- Water Transportation -- Summary -- Section II: Transportation Costs as a Percentage of the G.N.P. -- Introduction -- Comparison of Trends in Direct Transportation Costs and the G.N.P. 1928-1953 -- Future Trends in Direct Transportation Costs and G.N.P. 1960-1980 -- Section III: Competitive Elements in the Transportation Field -- Introduction -- The Changing Pattern of Competition -- The Background of Competition -- Average Costs of Transportation -- Economic Spheres of Operation -- An Appraisal of the Effects of Competition -- Competition in the Passenger Field -- Section IV: Future Technological Developments, New Facilities and Services in the Transportation Field -- Introduction -- Air Transportation -- Highway Transportation -- Pipeline Transportation -- Railway Transportation -- Water Transportation -- Appendices.
Publishing information
  • [Hull] : Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects : [Queen's Printer and Controller of Stationery], November 1956.
Author / Contributor
  • Lessard, J. C., author.
Description1 online resource (160, 30 unnumbered pages)
Catalogue number
  • Z1-1955/2-41-16E-PDF
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