Legault's Final Budget Skimps on Montreal Metro

0:00It's April 8th. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. Quebec's outgoing premiere Francois Lago just dropped his final budget, and it skimmed big time on public transit funding. Cities like Montreal asked for billions to fix crumbling systems, but they got peanuts instead, leaving the metro on the brink. This year marks 60 years since the metro opened, yet nearly half its stations sit in poor or very poor shape. It's not bad design. It's straight up neglect from years of provincial underfunding. Folks are fired up, especially in Montreal, with the systems the backbone of daily life. Without cash, some stations might even shut down, hitting commuters hard and sparking calls for real accountability. Lagalt's party faces a tough election ahead, but damage is done. Now, voices grow louder for Montreal to gain power, to raise its own funds beyond property taxes, cutting reliance on provincial handouts. Until that changes, writers keep rolling the dice on a system begging for rescue time for Quebec to step up and own its transit future.