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Toronto Council would be wise to reject emotional calls to make the TTC an essential service, thereby eliminating the right of its workers to strike.

I do not believe that a modern, progressive society should be removing fundamental rights of its citizens. If such an action were to be taken with the TTC, we risk opening the door to removing rights from a range of important, but not necessarily essential, workers. There is broad consensus on the need for a revitalized and affordable public transit system in Toronto.

Clearly, better funding from other levels of government is part of the solution. But city politicians should also be engaging citizens in a thoughtful discussion on the future of the TTC.

Christopher Holcroft