Sticking with the transit theme, I was surprised to learn that the actual transit service capacity across the country has gone down. In 2022 the service capacity was 7% lower than in previous years. At a time when billions are being invested in capital, the actual ability of transit authorities to deliver transit services has decreased. How does the federal government view this challenge?
The idea here is a mode shift of getting people out of their cars and onto public transit and ensuring that people can get to work, go shopping and do these trips that they have to do, yet it seems to really be compromised by the fact that transit authorities can't provide the service with the budgets they're given. What's the role of the federal government in ensuring that those objectives are met?