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Do you support regional GO transit expansion, including all-day two-way GO train service to Hamilton?
Responses to the question: "Do you support regional GO transit expansion, including all-day two-way GO train service to Hamilton?"
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15 Candidate Responses (top)
| Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale | ||
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| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Barry Spruce | Maybe | We do think that more frequent scheduling is helpful, especially as I mentioned above the ability to work with a flexible schedule, as employees may be able to go to work when it suits them instead of the traditional 8-5 model. Our position is that is seems we need to find more ways to reduce the need to have everyone in the GTA go into Toronto every day. Expansion may be needed, in some areas and again it is the same approach as above. |
| Raymond Dartsch | Yes | I wish we could fund the construction of a time machine to go back 40 years and get all-day two-way GO service started in the early 1970's. Failing that, it needs to implemented ASAP, with as much express service as possible.
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| Ted McMeekin | Yes | The Liberal party has a plan to bring all-day, two-way regional express rail to Hamilton. GO Regional Express Rail will be available on all existing GO tracks and will run to Hamilton. GO Regional Express Rail is a priority and will deliver a fully electric zero emission train service every 15 minutes in both directions. The Hudak PCs have been clear that they will not electrify any GO lines.
While we know that families and businesses in Ontario would benefit from our plan, the Hudak PCs have been clear that they do not understand the urgent need for new investment. Furthermore, Ontarians are worried that the PCs will cut massively from public transit like they did under Mike Harris. And when the NDP rejected investments in infrastructure across the GTHA and beyond by calling an expensive and unnecessary election, they gave Tim Hudak the chance to make massive cuts. I'm extremely pleased with the investments we've already made to improve GO transit in Hamilton. These include a new $44 million GO station on James St. N., and a new GO bus terminal at McMaster to name a few. |
| Hamilton Centre | ||
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Bob Mann | Yes | Yes. This is primarily linked to the previous answer. This what we need, not more highways. |
| Donna Tiqui-Shebib | Yes | This is something the Wynne Liberals have not only committed to, but have fully costed. Our $29 billion Moving Ontario Forward plan will invest in transit and transportation infrastructure projects across the province. Of this, $15 billion will be dedicated to GTHA projects, including Hamilton RT and the expansion of all-day, two-way GO service, including regional express services every 15 minutes, and electrification on all lines. |
| John Vail | Maybe | Thanks for the questions but in my opinion they are better directed to municipal candidates as the questions relate directly to municipal issues and not to provincial issues which are jobs, the provincial economy, the provincial deficit, provincial debt reduction, and lower provincial taxes |
| Peter Ormond | Yes | Definitely, of course. The new James North station is being constructed now. When I visit downtown TO, I always take the GO bus. GO transit will be transformative for the City of Hamilton.
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| Hamilton East-Stoney Creek | ||
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Paul Miller | Yes | The Ontario NDP supports regional GO transit expansion, including all day, two-way GO train service to Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Niagara Falls. We have allocated an additional $250 million to prioritize these essential transit projects. |
| Hamilton Mountain | ||
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Greg Lenko | Yes | GO transit should be expanded to include all-day two-way GO train service to Hamilton and extend further East to include St Catharines and Niagara Falls during rush hour year round. At present there is only train service extending to Niagara Falls in the summer months. There should also be GO service that extends beyond the airport to Caledonia and Hagersville as there are many people that work in Hamilton and live in these areas. Extended GO service will only serve to make Hamilton that much more desirable for new residents and businesses. The average daily commute time in the GTHA is 80 minutes long. That's the equivalent of eight 40-hour work weeks annually or about seven years in a working lifetime. How great would it be to be able to do something you enjoy rather than commute to and from work for 7 years? Another concept I would like to mention is free rail transit. Studies from other countries indicate that a free rail transit system would decrease other costs such as health care and road maintenance sufficiently enough that money saved from these areas could be used to pay for transit to the point where it could be free. More study and research should be given to this concept. |
| Hans Wienhold | No | Until the province gets it's astronomical debt ( $295.8 Billion) paid off I do not support the discussion of any new massive spending projects.
Ultimately, I would like to see Government Incorporated monopoly enterprises completely dismantled and replaced by a truly democratic system of consumer sovereignty. The current system of coercive government monopoly provision of goods and services should be replaced by a system of direct democracy where the people rule. The only true and workable system of direct democracy is that where the people vote, not with ballots, but with dollars. Their "representatives" would no longer be lying, manipulative, bullying politicians, but the people who are actually willing to put their own money where their mouths are, I.E. capitalists. |
| Monique Taylor | Yes | Yes. The Ontario NDP supports regional GO transit expansion, including all day, two-way GO train service to Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Niagara Falls. We have allocated an additional $250 million to prioritize these essential transit projects.
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| Niagara West-Glanbrook | ||
| Candidate | Brief Response | Full Response |
| Basia Krzyzanowski | Yes | Definitely, of course. The new James North station is being constructed now. When I visit downtown TO, I always take the GO bus. GO transit will be transformative for the City of Hamilton. |
| Geoff Peacock | No | In this election, Freedom Party candidates are focused on
two things: restoring trust in government by balancing the budget without massive job cuts, and restoring affordable electricity by pulling the plug on already-existing, over-priced, Liberal green energy deals (without a penalty). Our position is that there should be no new spending unless and until the budget is balanced. You may consider this my reply to all of the questions in your questionnaire. |
| Stefanos Keratopis | No | My answer to all of these questions are no. However, that does not mean these things should not be done. I just do not think government should be doing them. I am opposed to all forms of government monopolies.
With the province having a $295 Billion debt is it really a smart thing to commit itself to large scale projects and more massive spending and more unsustainable tax increases? We need to reduce the size of government, sell off all government monopolies such as the LCBO/OLG and use that money to reduce the provincial debt, invest in restoring Ontarians freedoms and get government out of the way of business and REMOVE ALL red tape so they can create jobs. Please visit https://libertarian.on.ca/platform to see our current platform. Vote Libertarian Party, The Party Of Choice. |
| Tim Hudak | Maybe | Thank you very much for your letter. We appreciate the opportunity to listen to your priorities for Ontario. We share your commitment to Ontario's future and believe that with more and better jobs, we can do what's necessary to bring about the change Ontario needs.
I'm excited about our Million Jobs Plan-a plan to bring jobs back to Ontario, stop overspending, balance the budget and keep our debt from growing. Our plan relies on the notion that government should be smaller, but what it does, it does better. Our priorities for this election can be found at www.millionjobsplan.com We need to face our challenges honestly and compassionately. It won't be easy, but it can be done and it will be worth it. I know we can build a previously unimagined Ontario, but it's going to take some courage and a willingness to challenge the failed status quo. That's what our Ontario PC Million Jobs Plan delivers. We are asking government to tighten its belt, the way everyday Ontarians have, so that one million men and women out of work will have a shot at solid, good-paying jobs. We've got a job to do. It's time to get Ontario working better. |
Response Summary (top)
| Brief Response | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 9 | 60.0% |
| No | 3 | 20.0% |
| Maybe | 3 | 20.0% |
15 Candidates Have Not Responded (top)
| Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alex Johnstone | ||
| Donna Skelly | ||
| Glenn Langton | ||
| Hamilton Centre | ||
| Andrea Horwath | ||
| Peter Melanson | ||
| Hamilton East-Stoney Creek | ||
| Britney Anne Johnston | ||
| David Brown | ||
| Greg Zink | ||
| Ivan Luksic | ||
| Mark Burnison | ||
| Hamilton Mountain | ||
| Albert Marshall | ||
| Brian Goodwin | ||
| Javid Mirza | ||
| Niagara West-Glanbrook | ||
| Brian McCormack | ||
| David Mossey | ||
