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Should the government increase spending on public transportation?

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Response rates from 569 Sooke 1 21 voters.

70%
Yes
30%
No
60%
Yes
25%
No
7%
Yes, but only if the spending goes towards environmentally friendly solutions
3%
No, I am satisfied with the current amount of spending
3%
Yes, and provide more free public transportation
1%
No, we have more important issues that need funding
1%
No, and we should privatize more public transportation services
0%
No, and we should reduce current spending

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 @8CTV8T7from Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Make it free for under 16

 @8CSGLXNfrom Ontario  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, as long as transit is made to be more affordable.

 @9VW5KW2from British Columbia  answered…1mo1MO

It depends, I think densification of cities and towns would make increased public transit more feasible in Canada. Until then public transport is not a great means of transportation.

 @9VG7P4Vfrom British Columbia  answered…1mo1MO

Yes, by adding more routes and hours of service. We don't live in a 9-5 society anymore and our public transportation should reflect that

 @9VG5CQ2from British Columbia  answered…1mo1MO

Should spend more on public transportation for people with disabilities, like services such as Handy-dart and training of taxi drivers to take passengers with mobility devices

 @9VCFGXKfrom Ontario  answered…1mo1MO

yes, provide more buses to new areas where public transportation is unavailable. Provide more buses that go to colleges or universities.

 @9V5Y68Nfrom Alberta  answered…2mos2MO

I would like for there to be an increase in government but I do not think it is an urgent priority to focus on in terms of funding.

 @9V2B3ZYfrom Alberta  answered…2mos2MO

No, in my opinion the cost of public transportation should be included in taxes, since paying it independently is not profitable for all people.

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Rashida Tlaib calls On Blinken to Resign Over Gaza war

A US congresswoman urged Secretary of State Antony Blinken to resign for not changing the policy on arms supply to Israel."Secretary Blinken exposed his lie by announcing that there will be no change to any policy, despite admitting that the Israeli government has still failed to comply with all of their demands."Secretary Blinken has continued to lie to Congress and should resign," Rashida Tlaib said on the floor of the House of Representatives.Her remarks came after the State Department said Tuesday that the US would not change its policy on arms transfers to Israel even though the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip remains dire.A deadline was set by Washington in an Oct. 13 letter for Israel to ramp up access to aid within 30 days in the besieged Palestinian enclave or risk US military aid.Tlaib said the Biden administration continues to ignore reports that Israel is blocking humanitarian aid into Gaza in violation of US and international law."The Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war," she said, showing a picture of a starving child."US law is very clear: No nation blocking US humanitarian assistance can receive US weapons. The Biden administration cannot pick and choose when they comply with our own laws."Children are forced to eat pet food and bug-infested flour, look at this and do not turn your back on again, being complicit to this war crime, but Blinken says there's no need to change our own policy. Shameful!" she added.Eight humanitarian aid organizations said in a statement that Israel has failed to meet the criteria set out by the US to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.Israel has continued its devastating offensive against Gaza since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, on Oct. 7, 2023. The onslaught has killed more than 43,700 people and rendered the enclave almost uninhabitable.Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its deadly war on Gaza.

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