We've prepared a report card on the federal party transit platforms. The results are underwhelming.

How do the parties rank on fixing public transit during this election?  We've prepared a report card on the federal parties' transit platforms, and the results are underwhelming.

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Read our full report card with links to supplementary information here.

On October 19, vote for candidates who have the strongest plan to fix public transit.

The VoteTogether campaign has polling data for swing ridings across Canada and is a great resource if you want to make a difference in the home stretch of the campaign. If you live in Etobicoke, check out the Etobicoke-Lakeshore Vote Together campaign. If you live in North Toronto, find out more here. ThreeHundredEight has very useful projections of how various parties are likely to do in different ridings, which they update as new polling data comes in. Social Planning Toronto has put together an excellent primer on how this election could affect transit, as well as questions to ask you local candidates.

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Toronto has spent years dealing with the consequences of underfunded public transit. Aging infrastructure, delayed repairs and subway slow zones have all placed pressure on a system that millions of Torontonians rely on. These problems cannot be fixed overnight and require sustained investment in the workers, vehicles, tracks and infrastructure that keep transit moving.

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Stop GO Train Cuts
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Transit-only lanes now: Get buses and streetcars moving!
Give Transit the Green Light
Platform Doors for a safer, more reliable TTC!
Know Your Transit Rights
Protect Door-to-Door Wheel-Trans Service!

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