Locations with #freepublictransit due to Corona Virus in Canada

Cities that have rear door loading for buses during COVID19:
Vancouver
Calgary
Montreal
Toronto
Regina
Ottawa
Brandon
Victoria
Saskatoon
Edmonton
Kingston
Peterborough
St. John’s
Halifax
Hamilton
Mississauga
Guelph
ALL of BC Transit

Cities that have refused to do it:

Winnipeg

— ATU Local 1505 (@ATU1505) March 24, 2020

Billions of taxpayer dollars to be handed over to for-profit oil and gas companies

The federal government is preparing a multibillion-dollar bailout package for Canada’s oil and gas sector that is expected to be unveiled early next week, sources say.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-ottawa-prepares-multibillion-dollar-bailout-of-oil-and-gas-sector/? 

People protest Winnipeg public transit cuts

winnipegsun.com

“We’ve seen it in other cities in the United States where you have a small cut that leads to a decline in ridership which leads to another cut which leads to a further decline in ridership,” said Derek Koop, President of FTW, a local non-profit advocacy group. “You see it year after year until it becomes a service that no one wants to use.”

Manitoba doubling down on subsidized car-culture

If #Winnipeg wants #modeshift, this budget doesn't cut it.

🚗 A $130m road repair budget and growing
🚗 A $0 increase in parking fees
🚌 Cutting 14 bus routes
🚌 Cutting the U-Pass program
🚲 Only $23m in AT infrastructure investment over the next 6 years#wpgpoli #wpgbudget pic.twitter.com/Ozd3WBHqjA

— nicole roach (@roachwithme) March 7, 2020

Green Party of Canada supports #freepublictransit

Free public transit reduces carbon emissions, connects neighbourhoods and makes cities more liveable. Win-win! pic.twitter.com/5nmi2xpKY6

— Green Party Canada (@CanadianGreens) March 3, 2020

Bus drivers forced to be fare police in Winnipeg

Spoke to a busdriver this morning who had to warn me that if a transit supervisor came on board he would have to tell them that I hadn’t paid my fare (my Peggo pass expires 03/02/2020 today’s date but apparently that is at like 4 am on the date? Not until end of day?)

— Joni Sawatzky (@joni_sawa) March 2, 2020

Winnipeg - People fight public transit cuts.

Tomorrow! Join us at City Hall at noon to rally for frequent, affordable and accessible #publictransit in #Winnipeg! @budgetforallwpg @ATU1505 #wpgpoli pic.twitter.com/MflecR8taN

— FunctionalTransitWPG (@FTWinnipeg) March 1, 2020