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TO THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO:
WHEREAS Waterloo Region is home to three post secondary institutions, the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and Conestoga College, whose students and staff require weekend train options, and;
WHEREAS the Government of Ontario is responsible for investing in building, maintaining and upgrading GO Transit trains and rail routes throughout the province, and;
WHEREAS the Government of Ontario has repeatedly made commitments to invest in and improve GO Transit trains for the purposes of improving connectivity, increasing transit ridership, decreasing traffic congestion, connecting people to jobs, and improving the economy, and;
WHEREAS dependable, efficient public transit on weekends is as critical as weekday service to achieving these goals;
THEREFORE, WE THE UNDERSIGNED petition the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to support the immediate expansion of GO service to Kitchener-Waterloo, including weekend two-way rail service along the full length of the vital Kitchener GO corridor."