Across the country, transit agencies are on the brink of collapsing or being forced to cut service routes and jobs because of the impacts of COVID-19. The pandemic has added additional pressure to our transit systems, compounding decades of neglect, cuts and privatization. Now that the second wave of COVID-19 is here (and expected to be even bigger than the first) we need to work to protect our public transit agencies for the future.
Public transit, in cities, towns, and even rural areas across the country, is a critical public service and key to our response to the climate crisis. The Council of Canadians is joining dozens of groups from coast to coast in writing to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to demand immediate, direct relief for public transit agencies across Canada.
Funding public transit isn’t a radical idea. Polling done earlier this year by Probe Research found that emergency transit funding by the federal government is supported by 79 per cent of Canadians. We have popular opinion on our side, now we need the government to act.
Will you add your voice to protect public transit from the pandemic? |
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