The province’s plan to take over the TTC is not a done deal

This week, the provincial government took another step towards taking over the TTC subway system. But it’s not a done deal! Join TTCriders and our allies at the February 22nd Day of Action to build the momentum we need to stop the subway upload.

On February 12th, 2019 the Province of Ontario and City of Toronto announced that they have signed a Terms of Reference to move forward with discussing the province’s subway upload plan. Meetings about the subway takeover have been taking place behind closed doors. The Province should hold public consultations about the issue and come clean about what the subway upload will really mean for transit riders.

TTCriders is deeply concerned that affordability was not one of the principles of the Terms of References, given the provincial transit agency’s plans to introduce higher fares for rapid transit and longer transit trips.

Read our press release here.

More reactions to the “Terms of Reference”:

 

“What Toronto’s subways need is the provincial investment they’re owed, not a complicated Doug Ford scheme to break subways apart from the TTC.” - Jessica BellMPP for University-Rosedale, in the Toronto Star

 

Having an efficient and reliable public transit can only come by properly funding the system, not breaking it apart and privatizing it.” - Carlos Santos, President of ATU local 113, in the CBC

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