On Sunday, February 21st, about 100 people attended an all-day Anti-Privatization forum, Hands Off Our Health Care, Hydro, Transit and Housing. The forum combined a number of elements: a space to compare experiences and approaches to the fight against privatization of key social services; a place for activists to talk about how to understand the roots, causes and forms of privatization; and a discussion about how we might organize services in a more democratic and responsive manner.
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.