A Submission from Wayne Gates, the NDP candidate in the Niagara Falls riding
(This is the response of Wayne Gates, a Niasgara Falls city councillor and the NDP candidate in the by-election in Niagara Falls, to a recent call from Niagara regional chair Gary Burroughs and his council for daily Go Train service to Niagara. Niagara At Large has recently posted the response to the Region’s call for daily Go Train service from Joyce Morocco, the Liberal candidate in the Niagara Falls riding. We have yet to receive a response from PC candidate Bart Maves.)
Dear Mr. Burroughs,
Wyane Gates, Niagara Falls councillor and NDP candidate in the Niagara Falls Riding.
Thank you for your letter of January 30, 2014. I fully support the Niagara Region’s call for daily GO Train service to Niagara Falls. You will recall that as a Niagara Falls City Councillor I welcomed GO Trains to Niagara Falls back in the summer of 2011 with you, Mayor Jim Diodati of Niagara Falls, and other local leaders.
My support for daily GO Train service to Niagara Falls has never wavered. I have always said that I believe this vital transit link will benefit the people of our region and the riding of Niagara Falls. Daily GO Train service to Niagara Falls will promote year-round tourism, alleviate traffic congestion and make commuting easier for Niagara families. Daily GO Trains to Niagara Falls will make a positive contribution to our local economy.
I applaud Niagara Region’s efforts to hold the Province to a firm timeline for expansion of GO Train service to Niagara Falls. As you know the Liberal government has made repeated promises to bring GO Trains to Niagara Falls, but they have failed to provide any firm timelines for doing so. The Conservatives clearly do not consider daily GO Train service to Niagara Falls a priority and cannot deliver from the sidelines. In the Legislature, and in the community, Andrea Horwath and the New Democrats have repeatedly called upon the Liberal government to stop making excuses and to start respecting the needs of our Region.
Should the people of Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Fort Erie send me to Queen’s Park as their Member of Provincial Parliament on February 13th I will put this issue at the top of the agenda. With your support I will make sure the government sets a firm timeline so that daily GO Train service to Niagara Falls becomes a reality and not just another Liberal election promise.
Sincerely, Wayne Gates, NDP Candidate for the Riding of Niagara Falls
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