Montreal-area mayors call out Quebec over 'radio silence' on public transit funding
Montreal-area mayors say they need a counter-proposal soon from Quebec's transport minister regarding the funding of public transit services.
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Montreal-area mayors say they need a counter-proposal soon from Quebec's transport minister regarding the funding of public transit services.
A coalition says the proposed change would threaten to destroy the “historical identity that has made this institution so rich.”
The premier has been suggesting a sovereign Quebec is “viable,” but Quebecers aren’t interested in making sacrifices.
Unions representing half a million health, social services and education workers in Quebec have begun to provide strike dates as negotiations with the government drag on.
Facing a deadline to plug the holes in transit budgets, they warn the métro could close at 11 p.m. and only open at 9 a.m. on weekends.