Public transit in crisis

When we talk about transportation, we need to apply a climate and a social justice lens. Safe, reliable, convenient, zero-carbon public transit, whether for urban or rural Canadians, is within our reach, writes Green MP Elizabeth May

In 2016, a very disturbing recommendation was made by the Canada Transportation Act Review, chaired by David Emerson, pictured. Among many recommendations was the proposal to eliminate VIA Rail’s transcontinental lines, reducing service to only the Windsor-Quebec corridor. No modern society should kill its passenger rail service,Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikimedia

Opinion

BY ELIZABETH MAY

November 12, 2020

Greens have long called for significant investments in public transit. The reasons are obvious. Transportation, movement of goods and people, is a huge chunk of Canada’s contribution to global warming. Second only to oil and gas, transportation at 186 megatonnes is ...

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