[esquire]

The regional transit connections between Hamilton and Toronto are starting to improve considerably. If there is frequent and regular express train service from downtown Hamilton to Union Station and it takes you, say, an hour to go from the office to your doorstep, then suddenly Hamilton becomes a more appealing place to live.

This isn't a new model, pretty well any major global city served by high-speed rail sees this phenomenon. There are people who work in Paris and live in, say, Tours, and take the TGV to work most days. Winnipeg could never benefit from such a model. If you ask me it's not the end of the world, though... Hamilton will grow significantly but it will come at the cost of basically evolving into a Toronto suburb. Winnipeg will always be a standalone city.