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This week, their responsesThis week, their responsesT are listed in reverse alpha- betical order. TRANSIT: Congestion on our roads and highways is at a maximum. If elected, what solutions would you and your party bring to the table to alleviate gridlock in the GTA? Lesley Sprague • NDP An NDP government will continue to build tran- sit across Ontario. As for Oakville, we need to clear up Hwy. 403 and the QEW now. Commuters deserve nothing less. Traffic jams on these two highways cost hundreds of millions of dol- lars of lost GDP every year. We will begin filling inWe will begin filling inW gaps in inter-city passen- ger service outside the GTA caused by uncoordi- nated, underfunded and unintegrated federal, pro- vincial and local services. We will direct Metrolinx toWe will direct Metrolinx toW begin discussions with the federal government to co-federal government to co-f ordinate GO train, VIA Rail service and urban transit, including options for fare integration, coordinated scheduling, joint funding and even shared rolling stock that can provide im- mediate service improve- ments at a relatively low cost. We will restore the prov-We will restore the prov-W ince's traditional 50 per cent funding for municipal transit and paratransit op- erations to ensure immedi- ate improvements to tran- sit and paratransit services and higher ridership throughout the province. We will continue toWe will continue toW study high-speed rail to bring modern, reliable and affordable inter-city rail service to southern Onta- rio as soon as possible. The NDP will accelerate the electrification of re- gional express rail (Smart- Track) and the Union-Pear- son Express, and will con- tinue to expand and im- prove GO bus and rail service. Kevin Flynn • Liberal No government in the history of Ontario has in- vested more in transit and transportation than the Liberals. Over the next 10 years, we will invest $79 billion in the largest build-out of public transit infrastruc- ture in Ontario's history. Let's not forget that the PCs spent 10 per cent of what we are spending to- day on transportation and infrastructure. They made us pay for the GO train with property taxes. In Oakville, the Lake- shore West GO line will see significant increases in ser- vice, including electrified service at 15-minute fre- quencies between Union Station and Burlington and express service to and from Union Station for commu- nities between Oakville and Hamilton. With faster and more frequent service, and increased parking at GO stations, drivers will make the choice to use pub- lic transportation more of- ten. We've also invested inWe've also invested inW HOV lanes to promote ride sharing and almost $650,000 for more bike lanes and other cycling infra- structure in Oakville. The Doug Ford plan to cut billions will result in cuts to health care, educa- tion and transit. As a To- ronto city councilor, Ford voted for the cancellation of LRT projects that were already funded. His announcement to cut the gas tax will under- mine transit projects as it is used to build and improve local transit - all effective ways to ease congestion. Oakville deserves bet- ter. Emily De Sousa • Green Ontario's transporta- tion system doesn't work for people or the planet. for people or the planet. f We need a new transpor-We need a new transpor-W tation plan for Ontario and we need to be honest about how we are going to pay for it. Our plan starts with bet- ter land-use planning, re- designing roads and streets with the safety and conve- nience of all road users, and scaling up investments in public transit. The Green Party is the only party being honest about how we are going to pay for transit. We will start by restoring opera- tional support to local tran- sit and implementing an in- tegrated transit plan in the GTHA - and beyond. We will increase fund-We will increase fund-W ing for public transit by $1 billion to $1.5 billion per year over projections in the 2018 budget and will fund 50 per cent of the operating costs of municipal transit systems. The funding will come from expert-recommendedfrom expert-recommendedf revenue tools that are fair and progressive, such as congestion charges, park- ing levies and land value taxes. We'll move to rapidlyWe'll move to rapidlyW electrify passenger rail ser- vice and expand all-day two-way GO service on all lines to ensure that Ontari- Q&A: Oakville l See CANDIDATES, page 44 Candidates for Oakville include, from left, Stephen Crawford (PC), Emily De Sousa (Green), Kevin Flynn (Liberal) and Lesley Sprague (NDP). Metroland photo composition