What are the parties promising on Transit infrastructure?

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Transit infrastructure platforms

Here's what the 2019 Canadian election parties are promising.

Liberal

Make the federal commitment to fund public transit permanent, keeping up with the rising cost of construction.
Provide an additional $3 billion / per year.
Require new federal investments be used to support zero-emission buses and rail systems starting in 2023.

To give cities the predictable transit funding they need to plan for the future, we will move forward with making the federal commitment to fund public transit permanent, and will make sure that it keeps up with the rising cost of construction over time. This will mean an additional $3 billion more per year in stable, predictable funding for our cities’ transit needs, on top of transfers through the federal Gas Tax Fund.

From Forward, retrieved 2019-10-01.

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Conservative

Fund the Ontario Line and Yonge Subway Extension.

NDP

Put in place a permanent, direct, allocation-based funding mechanism for modern public transit.
Step up investments to help cities transition bus fleets to electric.
Expand affordable rail and bus options in all parts of the country.

[...] we’ll put in place a permanent, direct, allocation-based funding mechanism for modern public transit across Canada for the long run. We’ll also step up investments now to help cities transition their bus fleets to electric and to expand affordable rail and bus options in all parts of the country. And for municipalities that make it a priority, a New Democrat government will work with them towards fare-free transit to ease commutes and make life more affordable.

From A New Deal for People, retrieved 2019-09-22.

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Transit infrastructure.

We don't have any Green policies on Transit infrastructure.

We don't have any PPC policies on Transit infrastructure.

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