Central politics shut thus national infrastrure project down, this is the only reason it never happened. Central politics for anybody not paying attention is the federation is to fund Quebec and Ontario and to hell with the ROC. The Intellectual Property to create a united colony was created in NB and funded by (think government in Ottawa, Railway, Seaway) by the banks of Atlantic Canada (none exist anymore) that used to exist in the Atlantic provinces, 150 years ago. I can only hope the silent majority will remember this disaster when they vote in the next election and give the liberals the boot. The 30 Atlantic liberal MP's will be gone, the Trudeau PM will be gone with the rest of his hanger oners,; the Ontario Toronto NDP will replace the liberal vote there and the rest of Ontario and the west will carry the Conservatives back into power with the Atlantic provinces. It will not be a big majority but it will be big enough. We must remember that the liberal MP's are responsible.