Author: Brenda Thompson

Brenda Thompson is a transit activist working on affordable, accessible transit, especially for riders in our outer neighbourhoods.

Hands Off Our Healthcare, Hydro, Transit and Housing

Toronto — 21 February 2016. Privatization is everywhere in the city, our province, and across the country, whether is is selling off public resources and services; financing and managing public … Watch video »

Public Goods • February 28, 2016 • Natalie Mehra, Stefan Kipfer, Brenda Thompson, Heather Whiteside and Leo Panitch
Rapid Transit Rip-Off

How Kathleen Wynne became a transit privateer, and what we need to do to get back on track Campaigning for re-election in April 2014, Liberal leader and Premier of Ontario … Keep reading »

Public Goods • January 28, 2015 • Brenda Thompson
Fare Increases to Pay for New Transit in Toronto

Punishing those who can least afford to pay Metrolinx, the Greater Toronto Area’s regional transit authority, has released a short list of revenue tools that they will consider using to help … Keep reading »

Labour, Public Goods • April 5, 2013 • Brenda Thompson
Privatization and Public Transit in Toronto

The 2012 Provincial Auditor’s Report on Metrolinx Metrolinx, a Government of Ontario agency, has a mandate to “co-ordinate and integrate all modes of transportation in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area” … Keep reading »

Public Goods • February 19, 2013 • Brenda Thompson
Toronto’s $8.4-Billion Light Rapid Transit Sell Out

It seemed all our transit woes in Toronto were finally behind us. Mayor Rob Ford’s cancellation of Transit City had galvanized the mushy middle. In February, Toronto Council ignored his … Keep reading »

Public Goods • November 23, 2012 • Brenda Thompson