I've spent a lot of time monitoring train movements and the track owner whose dispatching seems the most hostile to Via is not CN or CPKC, it's the Government of Ontario.
Others are noticing this as well:
Ontario Traffic Man
CN is not the only reason why VIA trains are often so late arriving in Toronto.
seanmarshall.ca/2026/05/06/h...
As an agency of the province, Metrolinx should support Ontarians travelling on trains within Ontario, even if they are not aboard Metrolinx-operated GO trains.