Proposed deal for REM would kill some existing transit services

The Réseau express métropolitain (REM), the Montreal-area electric commuter train project overseen by the Caisse de dépôt, intends to obtain exclusive rights to serve certain sectors of its planned route that would eliminate some existing transit services and re-direct their clientele to its stations.
And among the existing transit services that could be eliminated are those travelling across the Champlain Bridge and linking Montreal-Trudeau airport with downtown.
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