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e-5163 (Transportation)
E-petition
Initiated by Eva Wheeler-Stout from Kitchener, Ontario
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
Whereas:
- Waterloo Region residents have long expressed frustration with the unavailability and unreliability of GO Transit for intercity travel throughout the region and for commuting to and from Toronto;
- Metrolinx estimates that GO Transit ridership demand for the Kitchener Line could surge by nearly 400% over 2017 levels by 2031;
- The promise of two-way, all-day GO train service from Kitchener to Toronto was made to the community over a decade ago;
- In 2018, Metrolinx committed to establishing two-way, all-day GO train service on the Kitchener Line;
- The expansion is estimated to cost more than $1.9 billion and was initially slated for completion as early as 2025, but this timeline has been pushed back to as late as 2031; and
- Despite the project receiving significant federal investment, covering nearly 40% of Metrolinx’s total estimated cost, amounting to over $752 million for the Kitchener Line expansion, no definitive completion timeline has been provided by the province.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to:
1. Hold Ontario's provincial transit agency and ministries accountable for delivering on their commitments by assessing the use of federal funding and current progress made on the Kitchener Line expansion;
2. Demand comprehensive project completion timelines from the province, given the substantial investment provided by the federal government; and
3. Report the results of the assessment and the established timelines to municipal and regional leaders, as well as to the public.
- Open for signature
- October 4, 2024, at 1:34 p.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- November 3, 2024, at 1:34 p.m. (EDT)
