It's fundamental. If we want to diminish the dependency of Canadians on the automobile, we have to give them a viable option. That viable option comes by having a system that takes them from everywhere to everywhere. As long as we are not able to provide a viable alternative to the automobile, people won't use it. I own a car. Why? Because transit doesn't take me everywhere I have to go in an efficient way.
You give the example of a commuter train in Toronto. A great example of service integration is what we have in suburban Los Angeles, where a monthly pass holder can jump on the Amtrak train or on the Metrolink of Los Angeles between the same stations, and that permits people to try Amtrak and use it sometimes. You're bringing more riders and you're filling up trains. It's always a question of filling up the vehicles to diminish passenger cost.