In February, Doug Ford declared this: “Our government will invest more than $70 billion over the next decade to lead the largest expansion of public transit in North America.”
In Ontario, there are metro extensions here, tramways there (even in cities much smaller than Quebec)…
However, in Quebec, the sound of cricket. Worse, the metro closes, train lines are withdrawn. We persist on the tramway and the REM de l’Est.
$79 billion in public transit… in Ontario
No one can doubt for a moment that Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario since 2018, is a true conservative! However, in Quebec, conservatives seem to have remained stuck at the time of Time for a peaceas Mayor Marchand said.
These people are opposed to the development of public transportation as if we could not invest in highways and public transportation at the same time.
Would Doug Ford have understood that public transit is the best way to combat the congestion that afflicts motorists? Better yet, that it can be a vector of economic growth?
Change your speech
It’s true that some environmentalists have decided to wage war on cars, and they have certainly harmed the cause of public transportation. As if it was one or the other.
The idea of investing in public transportation is not to ban the car, but to offer other options to the population so that they make the most logical choice for their travel.
Launch of the tram
In terms of good news, it seems that the government of Quebec and the Caisse de dépôt are about to sign the agreement leading to the start of the tramway project. Hoping that this unblocks and that the federal Liberals put in their share of the increased funding as quickly as possible and that Pierre Poilievre takes inspiration from Doug Ford!
