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Follow us on social media to ask questions, consult our tips and advice pages, and interact with our community. spring 2020 ⁄ CAA-QUEBEC ⁄ 1 CAA_2001_prin2020-ANG.indb 1 2020-01-28 10:04 EDITORIAL MOBILITY FUNDING DOING IT DIFFERENTLY AND BETTER Improved mobility implies increased The initiative to reform mobility funding – for road maintenance, road funding is a dream opportunity for improvement and public transport. the government to execute bold moves But we also need innovative, bold – like jettisoning the old tendencies solutions. All these initiatives cannot to pile tax after tax on drivers’ shoul- be accomplished simply by demand- ders and instead to devise different ing more money from motorists. They and more effective solutions that will have already paid their fair share. improve our collective mobility. CATH LANGLOIS PHOTOGRAPHE LANGLOIS CATH Mobility concerns all Quebecers. The government must be bold © That was the gist of CAA-Quebec’s and dare to do things differently. In message to the government last fall its responsibility to ensure efficient THE INITIATIVE TO REFORM MOBILITY during a province-wide consultation management of the public purse, it FUNDING IS A DREAM OPPORTUNITY focused on mobility funding. must review the use of the Green FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO Each time a motorist makes the Fund, which is now mostly funded switch to electric driving or makes by motorists. This fund must first EXECUTE BOLD MOVES – LIKE use of public transport, he or she pays and foremost be used to create new JETTISONING THE OLD TENDENCIES less tax. We all want fewer taxes and mobility initiatives with practical TO PILE TAX AFTER TAX ON DRIVERS’ I’d be the first to admit that. But let’s solutions, like incentive programs for be realistic. What’s good for individ- carpooling and ridesharing. SHOULDERS AND INSTEAD TO DEVISE uals isn’t necessarily good for society The government needs to come up DIFFERENT AND MORE EFFECTIVE as a whole. Our roads are in a pitiable with concrete funding solutions and state and our public transport net- priorities. Motorists have already SOLUTIONS THAT WILL IMPROVE work needs electroshock treatment. paid their fair share : The $4-billion OUR COLLECTIVE MOBILITY. The traditional fuel-tax equation will figure from taxes and various need to be revisited because there road-maintenance, infrastructure- won’t be enough money to fund our development and public-transportation growing needs. fees speaks for itself. Yes, mobility The Quebec government is, there- is very much everyone’s business, fore, seeking new solutions. A kilomet- and solutions for future funding must ric tax, for example, is being discussed. be fair and sustainable. Quebec Richard Lachance The idea is to tax motorists based on citizens, not the systems themselves, President and CEO the number of kilometres they drive must be at the heart of the debate. rather than the number of litres of gas they buy. 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