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Transit & Transportation: what the record holds

16 of 44 candidates have answered on this; here is one line from each, word for word.

By The Milton Record ·

Transit & Transportation: 16 of the 44 candidates who could be reached have answered the questions put to every candidate on it. 61 substantive motions at Council this term touch it by wording, 2 development applications on file speak to it, and 13 articles from outlets this site follows have covered it.

The question: "What, specifically, can a Milton council member do to advance all-day two-way GO service beyond passing motions?"

Maliha K. Ahmed, Mayor: "This is where I think municipal leadership needs to become much more persistent."

Zainab Azim, Mayor: "All-Day GO has been promised to Milton for 25 years, yet it still has not been delivered."

Galen Naidoo Harris, Regional Councillor, Ward 2: "The proverbial ball on all-day two-way GO service is squarely in the province's court."

John Challinor, Regional Councillor, Ward 2: "The Province and Federal governments have promised all-day, two-way GO transit service for more than 25 years."

Salman Zafar, Regional Councillor, Ward 3: "As your Regional Councillor, I will aggressively advocate directly to Metrolinx and the provincial government to deliver all-day, two-way 15-minute GO rail service on the Milton line, making it a mand"

Adejisola Atiba, Regional Councillor, Ward 4: "Motions matter but they are not enough."

Sarah Marshall, Regional Councillor, Ward 4: "Our community has already waited too long for this to become a reality."

Youssef Roshdy, Regional Councillor, Ward 4: "This is one area where simply passing another resolution is not enough."

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The whole of it, with every answer and every source: https://miltonrecord.ca/issues/transit-transportation

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