In Greyhound’s Wake, Government Should Stay Off the Bus

When governments run transportation services, more tax dollars make trips than people. Let private business fill the gap

A worker removes luggage from a Greyhound bus upon arrival in Vancouver on July 9, 2018. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Western Canadian bus riders have received an early Halloween scare: As of Oct. 31, 2018, Greyhound won’t offer passenger routes west of Ontario.

For the company, it means 415 fewer employees and two million fewer passenger rides each year. For bus riders in remote areas, a vital link has been cut.