If Quebec pulls out of Alto should we look to build passenger in Alberta and BC instead?

So with the recent news that a PQ government would block the Quebec portion of the Alto High Speed Rail project should we the people demand that alternative alignments in other parts of the country be considered in lieu of a Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal line?

Should we use the funding and knowledge already set up to build high speed rail in other places, or use it to improve intercity rail in more places?

Should we still build the Toronto-Ottawa portion, should we do that AND build a Calgary-Edmonton route? What about building out suburban and intercity rail in western Canada where we really need it.

If we drop the Ottawa to Montreal high speed route we could pay for modern medium speed rail lines connecting Banff to Calgary, then Red Deer, and on to Edmonton. As well as build out suburban rail in Calgary and Edmonton AND still have enough left over to rebuild island rail on Vancouver while reviving passenger service on BC Rail using a model based on the new Ontario Northland service. If we work together we could even increase service coordinate schedules from PG to Edmonton via Jasper and create a rail loop through our provinces to better move people.