During elections, candidates debated left and right on how to accommodate our ever growing population deteriorating transit infrastructure.
Candidates from all four major parties had valuable insight on what they would do to make commuting easier, especially for students.
Winner or loser, Excalibur sat down each party representative- to talk about their plans for the next four years regarding transit infrastructure.
“A Conservative government will invest $5.8 billion on infrastructure spending which includes transit for Toronto,” says Conservative candidate Kerry Vandenberg.
“I’ve personally met with developers and city councillors in our area to examine the feasibility of further transit expansions, especially the expansion of the subway system,” he says.
“We will get our communities moving again by giving our provinces, territories, and municipalities the long-term, predictable federal funding they need to make transit plans a reality,” says Liberal candidate Judy Sgro.
“Over the next decade, we will quadruple federal investment in public transit, investing almost $20 billion more in transit infrastructure.”
NDP candidate Syeda Riaz says the NDP will develop a national transit strategy in collaboration with the provinces, territories, and municipalities.
“The NDP plans to make new investments of $60 billion in predictable, stable, and transparent federal funding for core municipal and transit infrastructure over the next 20 years. The GTA’s share of this funding would amount to $12.9 billion to improve our local infrastructure,” says Riaz.
“Canada is the only Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development country without a national transit strategy,” says Green party candidate Keith Jarrett.
“The Green Party has a long-term vision to create good local jobs and build vibrant, safe, and livable Canadian towns and cities. None of this will be possible without investing in transit infrastructure,” says Jarrett.
Banin Abdul Khaliq, Contributor
