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HAMILTON, ONTARIO L8P 1K2 HAMILTON’S WEEKLY ALTERNATIVE SINCE JANUARY 5, 1995, VIEW IS PRINTED ON RECYCLED PAPER USING VEGETABLE OIL-BASED INKS 4 MARCH 14 — 20, 2019 VIEW [PERSPECTIVE] by MICHAEL TERRY “SUNNY WAYS, MY friends. Sunny ways!” paign events into a sort of obnoxious life These were the most famous words of coaching workshop for the nation. But, Justin Trudeau’s 2015 election victory in the end, Sunny Ways won the day. speech. What were they supposed to And, it was fair for Trudeau to let us mean? The line felt like it was intended know. He didn’t have to rush to partisan THE SUNNY to have a double effect. First, that some- extremes, turn the campaign into a vin- thing of a new day had arrived for dictive destruction of his opponents like Canada. This is hardly an original tactic, so many had wished. Canada could be of course. Most newly elected leaders like more, Canada would be more. Yes, yes, WAY to suggest that, without question, the the Ways were Sunny, and Sunny were future is brighter, and that the corruption the days. or decay wrought by the last guy was to Nowadays, the ways are nothing if fade into the distance. But, also, sunny not wayward. Wherever you may stand ways was something of an I–told–you–so. on the SNC–Lavalin scandal, it’s, well, The aww–shucks brand of Trudeau’s not good for the Prime Minister. campaign was often questioned by oppo- Trudeau’s credibility has clearly been nents and supporters alike. While damaged, whether or not you think it is Trudeau would often appear to be the particularly fair. Like many political con- best option in the election, he would also troversies, your reaction to it is likely a often come off as a little bit lame. projection of your support of the Liberals Trudeau was our older brother, the one and Trudeau, or your desire to see them who thought he was the cool older defeated. It’s precisely as easy to argue brother, but in truth didn’t understand that Trudeau was just trying to make the That It Failing Would Be Less Than what fluff you want to throw at us. You ferent, that government will be cleansed, that there was nothing all that cool best of a bad situation, as it is to suggest Ideal. Want Trudeau out? This is the can do your best to make it look like that we’ll all come together under the ray about being into Steely Dan. His cam- that Trudeau has no clothes and that the height of government corruption! It’s you’re different, that things don’t have to of light that is the new leader, is about as paign was welcomed in many sections of corruption is vast. Want Trudeau to hang why we can’t trust the elites! But, beyond be like this anymore, but corruption will tried and true a campaign as there is this country, tired of the politics and ide- onto power? Well, he had to do some- this particular case, and what you think remain with power, for power corrupts. these days. Much of Trudeau’s support ology of incumbent Stephen Harper. Yet, thing to save jobs, pensions, people! of it, we at least have an affirmation that This is one of the dangers of running on will ultimately come from people who you may have often found yourself cring- That SNC–Lavalin might not be Too the Ways are not particularly Sunny. rainbows and sunshine. You set yourself either never took the cute words of the ing at Trudeau’s attempts to turn his cam- Big Too Fail, but it’s certainly Big Enough Politics remain politics, no matter up for failure. Here, look how hypocriti- campaign seriously, or never really cared [CATCH] by DON MCLEAN cal I can be. Even if what you are doing in the first place. is not actually that terrible, or if it is What lies ahead is an attempt by somehow justified by some sense of Trudeau to mitigate the damage, and realpolitik, you’ve locked yourself into a efforts by Scheer and Trudeau’s other different calculus. You wanted to be more opponents to exacerbate it. We’ll here HOW TO INCREASE than this. from these others that Trudeau is exactly For now, it is unclear what this will the liberal elite you thought he was! do to Trudeau and the Liberals the next That we deserve more, we deserve time Canada goes to the polls. But, accountability, we deserve transparency. TRANSIT RIDERSHIP again, it cannot help. Fittingly, the The indignation will be palpable! Maybe strength of Trudeau’s chances in the next Scheer will be victorious, and on elec- election now will likely rely on just how tion night we’ll here about how justice HSR HAS STRUGGLED for years with virtually no growth, Employers can obtain lower fares for their workers, little people invested in or care about has been done, the people have brought but could look down the highway to the transit innova- with the incentive that the more employees sign up the these Sunny Ways. Most people, after all, a reckoning to Ottawa, and yes, this tions of another older Ontario city that is making giant lower their fares. Over fifty employers are part of this pro- don’t actually take that sort of rhetoric time, things are going to change! Then, strides. By utilizing multiple methods Kingston has jumped gram. The publicity explains “the average cost of operating seriously. Rather, it’s an obvious ploy we’ll hear of new scandals all of their own its bus ridership by 80% in just five years. a car in Canada is approximately $9,712 per year or 68 from an opponent going after an incum- and we’ll continue our way round and It began in 2013 when Kingston began providing cents per kilometre whereas it costs $786 per year for bent. The promise that things will be dif- round this sun.V [video] free transit passes to grade nine students and then Kingston Transit.” taking a bus to each high school to provide instructions on Also starting in 2013, Kingston introduced express how to use it, how to load bikes on it, the routes and other buses and quickly expanded them to four major cross city features. The next year’s grade nine class got the same tran- routes running every day of the week. They are connected sit education and free passes. to a half–dozen free park–and–ride facilities that include Now after four years all secondary students have free recreation centres, MTO lots, and one shared with a gospel passes for the full school year. In Hamilton, elementary and temple. secondary students are charged $88 a month for a bus pass. The HSR has offered express between Eastgate and In Kingston children under 14 years of age ride free. A sim- McMaster since the mid–1980s, but it still only runs on ilar step has also been adopted in Toronto and is being weekdays and shuts down after 7 pm. More recently an kicked around by Hamilton council but not yet approved. express bus has been added between downtown and the Cash fares are the same as the HSR’s at $3.00, but airport although it only runs every half hour through the monthly passes are $25 less in Kingston.