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House Hansard - 231

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
October 6, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 231 - Oct/6/23
Ms. Bonita Zarrillo (Port Moody—Coquitlam, NDP)
  • Oct/6/23 11:50:06 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, accessible transit is critical for people living with disabilities, but in this country transit is underfunded so it is not meeting accessibility demands. In my community this means that the transit authority is pushing people into taxis that do not meet their needs. Because the Liberals are holding back federal transit funding until 2026, Canadians with disabilities are being left behind. Will the minister immediately release the public transit funding that has been promised and bring equity to transit?
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Context: House Hansard - 231 - Oct/6/23
Hon. Sean Fraser (Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, Lib.)
  • Oct/6/23 11:50:43 a.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my hon. colleague for her concern for people living with disabilities. One of the things that we know well is that when we invest in public transit, it helps people move throughout their communities, disproportionately benefiting low-income families, people living with disabilities and seniors. That is why we made historic investments through the investing in Canada infrastructure plan to have unprecedented levels of federal money going toward building our transit projects, including accessible transit projects. That is why we moved forward with the rural transit solutions fund to make sure that small communities benefit. That is why we have now committed to a permanent public transit fund that will be coming in the years ahead to ensure we continue to make these investments, going forward in perpetuity.
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