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Transit
What should be done about transit fares?
Context:
City council decided in April to leave cash fares for transit at $3.50 until February 2022, when fares are to go up to $4 and "smart fare" cards will be introduced with a $3 flat rate. Transit revenues currently cover about 45% of operating costs for the service. Lowering fares could mean a reduction in service, an increase in taxes, or both.
Candidate responses
A total of 67 candidates have responded to the survey. Here's how they answered this question:
a) Fares should decrease
Candidates that selected this response:
Gino Akbari Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Haruun Ali Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Cody Bondarchuk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Adrian Bruff Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
James Cameron Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Abdul Malik Chukwudi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Abdulhakim Dalel Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Susan Field Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Kirsten Goa Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Brian (Breezy) Gregg Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Andy Andrzej Gudanowski Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Scott Hayes Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Michael Janz Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Harman Singh Kandola Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
James Kosowan Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Glynnis Andrea Lieb Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Cori Longo Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Salar Melli Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Jon Morgan Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Aaron Paquette Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Erin Rutherford Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Ashley Salvador Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Anne Stevenson Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Keren Tang Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Steven Townsend Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Shamair Turner Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Joshua Wolchansky Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
b) Fares should be frozen where they are
Candidates that selected this response:
Ahmed 'Knowmadic' Ali Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Moe Banga Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Gabrielle Battiste Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Jason Carter Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Tim Cartmell Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Tony Caterina Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Rick Comrie Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Mark Davies Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Jon Dziadyk Councillor
Candidate in
tastawiyiniwak
Giselle General Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Jasbir Singh Gill Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Naima Haile Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Daniel Heikkinen Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Rhiannon Hoyle Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Liz John-West Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Kim Krushell Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Mukesh Makwana Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Sanjay Malhotra Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Caroline Matthews Councillor
Candidate in
Métis
Michael Oshry Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Lana Palmer Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Guiscela Perez Arellano Councillor
Candidate in
pihêsiwin
Jennifer Rice Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Charan Saggu Councillor
Candidate in
Karhiio
Tarcy Schindelka Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Rashpal Sehmby Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
Amarjeet Sohi Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Diana Steele Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Byron Vass Councillor
Candidate in
papastew
Tricia Velthuizen Councillor
Candidate in
Dene
Cheryll Watson Mayor
Candidate in
City Wide
Steve Weston Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
c) Fares should go up as planned
Candidates that selected this response:
Sarah Hamilton Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Scott Johnston Councillor
Candidate in
Ipiihkoohkanipiaohtsi
Jo-Anne Wright Councillor
Candidate in
Sspomitapi
d) I don't have a position on this issue
Candidates that selected this response:
Bev Esslinger Councillor
Candidate in
Anirniq
Andrew Knack Councillor
Candidate in
Nakota Isga
Mohammed Migdaddy Councillor
Candidate in
O-day'min
Candidates that skipped this question:
Derek Hlady Councillor
Candidate in
sipiwiyiniwak
Voter responses
Based on the first 16,000 responses to our 2021 survey, here's how voters answered this question:
Overall
By ward
Note: Taproot excluded surveys with fewer than two answers from these results. It was possible for voters to fill out the survey multiple times, but unlikely at a large scale given the structure of the survey. Voters were not able to select "I don't have a position on this issue".