• Ashley@lemmy.caOP
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    1 year ago

    It is paid for with taxes, requesting more hours would be no different from requesting the government invest in anything else

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      1 year ago

      Translink isn’t Federal or Provincial Government. The only taxes that go towards them are the fuel taxes. That’s not enough to cover what they need. Yes they get money from the federal govt sometimes, the last amount was to cover their ass for pandemic losses and help with the Broadway line

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        1 year ago

        Right, I should have looked at closer at the article. It’s sponsored by Cadillac Fairview and translink.