Ford government retools free GO Train for veterans program after leaving out reservists [Video]

The Ford government is retooling a Remembrance Day policy that would allow Canadian veterans and serving members of the armed forces to ride for free on Go Trains, Global News has learned, after reservists raised concerns about being left out of the measure.

The province announced, on Wednesday, that roughly 150,000 active duty and retired members of the Canadian Armed Forces in Ontario would be allowed to ride GO Transit for free, as of March 2025. The government also said it eventually plans to expand the “transit relief program” to include the UP Express.

Shortly after unveiling the policy, however, the Premier’s Office, Metrolinx and Ministry of Transportation began receiving emotional emails from members of the CAF Reserve Force asking why they had been excluded from the cost-saving measure.

One email, sent from an “angry reservist,” questioned why the Ford government had overlooked reservists who stepped into the province’s long-term …