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Hon. Caroline Mulroney

  • MPP
  • Member of Provincial Parliament
  • York—Simcoe
  • Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
  • Ontario
  • Unit 9 45 Grist Mill Rd. Holland Landing, ON L9N 1M7 Caroline.Mulroneyco@pc.ola.org
  • tel: 905-895-1555
  • fax: 905-895-0337
  • Caroline.Mulroney@pc.ola.org

  • Government Page
  • Apr/3/23 11:00:00 a.m.

I thank the member opposite for the question. We are all deeply concerned about the increased number of violent incidents on public transit in the last few weeks and all levels of government agree on the importance of ensuring that transit systems across the province are safe. And so, we remain open to continuing discussions with our partners on how we can work to achieve this.

I know that transit riders want to remain connected when they’re riding public transit. That’s why, in 2020, our government took steps to improve connectivity and implemented free WiFi on all GO buses and trains.

As the member opposite knows, the TTC is operated by the city of Toronto and, as such, the city of Toronto is responsible for finding a resolution with the telecommunication carriers. I encourage the city of Toronto and the future mayor to find a resolution on this matter as quickly as possible.

Mr. Speaker, we’ve been supporting public transit for years, especially throughout the pandemic. The province has given over $1.5 billion to the TTC to ensure that its system could remain operational throughout the pandemic. We work closely with the TTC and we’ve continued to urge them to find a resolution to ensure that riders on the TTC can have free WiFi as soon as possible.

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