Across Canada, public transit represents $10 billion injected directly into the economy. That means 45,000 direct jobs and 24,000 indirect jobs associated with public transit. So it is quite significant for the workers.
For families that use public transport, savings are in the order of $5 billion. That's one thing for the entire Canadian economy. However, even individually, it accounts for overall savings of $5 billion.
I'm not even talking about greenhouse gas reductions or the environmental quality of our major cities.
It would be extremely beneficial for Canadian families in a number of ways.