Québec Solidaire urges CAQ to invest in Montreal’s Métro network - BERITAJA

Québec solidaire is calling connected the Coalition Avenir Québec authorities to unafraid the province’s stock of the caller Canada Public Transit Fund, which came into effect April 1, to reside the deteriorating authorities of the Montreal Metro system.

Co-spokesperson Ruba Ghazal said the authorities is delaying entree to about $5 cardinal successful national funding, adding the money belongs to Quebecers and noting different provinces person already moved forward.

Her comments came hours aft work crossed the metro web was temporarily halted during the Thursday greeting rush.

Ghazal said Quebec should put the national costs successful nationalist transit, peculiarly the Montreal Metro, and urged Premier Christine Fréchette to enactment quickly.

“I americium telling the CAQ that Montrealers are not nether the different citizens of Quebec,” said Ghazal.

In a connection to BERITAJA, the provincial authorities said discussions pinch Ottawa are progressing good and location is nary denotation the backing will not beryllium forthcoming.

Ghazal besides echoed concerns raised by Montreal Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada, saying Montrealers should person their adjacent stock of investment.

According to the Société de carrier de Montréal, 35 metro stations presently require repairs, including 5 considered urgent: De L’Église, Peel, Champ-de-Mars, Fabre and Saint-Michel.

Meanwhile, Transit Alliance coordinator Francis Garnier said much than 800,000 commuters trust connected the metro regular and warned that without caller funding, work disruptions could worsen and stations could look closure.

“If the Montreal Metro is not moving well, Montreal isn’t moving good overall,” said Garnier.

He added that while backing for Quebec roads has increased, finance successful nationalist transit has stagnated since 2013, contributing to the system’s decline.

“It wouldn’t person been successful a authorities of disrepair if we were observant and if we had done the due maintaining,” added Garnier.

The STM says it needs $600 cardinal annually complete 10 years to support existing infrastructure and work levels. Québec solidaire says those costs should not beryllium passed connected to taxpayers.