Doug Ford is coming for the TTC. Bill 98 proposes massive changes to the transit in Ontario and risks a complete dismantling of the TTC. If this passes the TTC Board and City Council would no longer control TTC fare prices, discounts, service standards and frequencies. That power would be handed over to the Province. This puts hard-fought wins like fare capping at risk, and will likely result in fare increases

Toronto Transit riders deserve a system that is affordable, reliable and accountable to the people who use it every day. This bill put all of that at risk. 

We’re calling on Ford to stop the transit provisions in Bill 98. Use the letter below to contact the Premier and your local MPP and let them know that transit riders are united against Bill 98.

About Bill 98

Fares

• With Bill 98, the TTC Board and City Council would no longer control TTC fare prices, discounts, categories and programs
   
  • Potentially means fare capping is killed. 
    
    
  • Potentially means a fare increase. The TTC has lower fares than the GTA average.
    
    
  • Could mean a change in the low-income pass program
    
    
• No mention of public consultation with riders or a way for riders to make input to a committee about fare changes 
  
  
• Municipalities and transit agencies will be responsible for ensuring their system complies with whatever changes the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) makes
  
  
• Implementation of fare zones, which would mean residents traveling long distances, such as from Scarborough to Etobicoke could pay more for transit; there are no details about whether Toronto would be split into multiple fare zones.
  
  
• Minister determines how cost-sharing and fare revenue distribution will work.
  
  
  • Could mean that TTC fare revenue subsidizes other transit agencies with lower farebox revenue such as York Region Transit and MiWay in Mississauga

Service

• MTO will establish frequency of service on crossboundary routes and service standards, but it remains to be seen whether the public will have an ability to have input or if they will mean service cuts
  
  
• MTO decides which agencies will provide service outside their primary service area on those crossboundary routes
  
  
• Allows the MTO to "prioritize routes"
  
  
• No mention of whether there will be an equal share of crossboundary service hours - for example, if the TTC will operate new cross-boundary routes in exchange of other agencies operating into Toronto
  
  
• No clear mechanism on how Toronto residents can advocate to a publicly accessible body like the TTC board about service changes to cross-boundary routes operated by other transit agencies.
  
  
• Local planning is taken out of the hands of the TTC and local councillors we elected.