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Ontario making GO Transit free for veterans, members of Canadian Armed Forces

Published Nov 5, 2024 at 5:31pm

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Ontario making GO Transit free for veterans, members of Canadian Armed Forces
Veterans and Regular Force members of the Canadian Armed Forces will soon be able to ride GO Transit for free. A woman walks along a platform beside a GO train at Toronto's Union Station on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young CHY/

Veterans and current full-time members of the Canadian Armed Forces will soon be able to ride GO Transit for free.

Ontario's minister of children, community and social services made the announcement Tuesday, saying the province is introducing a transit relief program for them that will begin March 1.

Michael Parsa says there are also plans to extend the free fares to UP Express in the future.

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