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‘It’s just cruel’: Low income transit pass provincial funding stripped from Calgary, Edmonton (livewirecalgary.com)

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Calgary could have to fully fund the Low Income Transit Pass (LITP) moving forward, as the Alberta government has pulled their contribution to the affordability measure.

“I don’t think there’s any way to explain this other than saying it’s just cruel. This is an absolute cruelty to low-income Calgarians who absolutely need this funding to be able to get through their lives,” she said, noting that it’s another example of the province offloading costs to municipalities.

“They’re expecting us to find the money somewhere to make this whole, and you also know what that means – that impacts your property taxes.”

The mayor said Calgary already foots 83 per cent of the $38 million – or $31.8 million.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Hey, Premiere Smith and the UCP need that $6.2 million to do important stuff! It's much better spent to tell struggling kids that gender dysphoria isn't real. Or to remove wind turbines blocking pristine views of oil derricks. Or to go around kicking homeless people or something.