Why spending on public transit is the fix for Canada’s big election issues

Through strategic investments, Canada can harness the potential of transit to reduce the number of cars on the road, green Canada’s transit fleets, and substantially reduce emissions in the transportation sector, writes the CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association.

Some 82 per cent of residents in Canada’s largest cities and suburbs believe that transit helps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a poll commissioned by the Canadian Urban Transit Association. Photo by Jed Dela Cruz on Unsplash

Opinion

BY Marco D’Angelo

August 27, 2019

Climate change and the rising cost of living in Canada have become defining issues for the upcoming federal election. Recent polls suggest that concerns about the environment and affordability have become top ballot-box issues ahead of the vote. All parties realize th...

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