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It’s 8:45 a.m. and you’re late for work, again. You would rather be doing your job but congestion on Pembina Highway is holding you back, again. Winnipeg, we have a traffic problem.

Some 15 million people commute to work in Canada. According to Statistics Canada, almost 70% of these commuters leave for work between 6 and 9 a.m. which creates congested roads and affects the quality of life for millions of Canadians. With a lack of infrastructure, congestion and a transit union battle well underway, the city’s public transportation has seen better days. If we want to keep Winnipeg moving, we need a boost.

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According to national survey results released in June by the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA), one in three respondents in Winnipeg think public transit is poorly developed in their area and more than half of Winnipeg respondents say transit infrastructure in their community is outdated. In cold Winnipeg winters, spending hours getting where you need to go is not what Winnipeggers should have to deal with.