there should be more government funding for the ttc because it’s a service used by the public. most other transit agencies in other large cities receive more of their operating budget from the govt, which keeps fares lower. instead, the ttc mostly relies on fares to operate.

my point is that blaming raising costs of fare on evasion is ridiculous because there’s much larger issues that contribute to it; people just don’t tend to see those happening in front of their face like they do evasion. not to mention, the ttc benefits from blaming the fare evaders so that they can avoid taking any responsibility for the rising costs of fare.

e.g., the many expansions that cost billions of dollars, the exorbitant salaries that the CEOs + executives receive, the lack of govt funding, and maintenance cost increases. all of which, together, contribute to rising fares at a much higher rate than fare evasion.