The federal budget is out, and local transit advocates criticize that funding used to support long-term transit goals in Canada is being moved to other areas.

An unknown portion of the Canada Public Transit Fund will now be reallocated to the newly launched Build Communities Strong Fund, according to the federal Department of Finance.

Movement, a Vancouver-based public transit advocate group, says the news is disappointing as the country needs to properly invest in public transit.

Denis Agar, the executive director of Movement, tells 1130 NewsRadio that an investment in public transit is also an effort to reduce the cost of living.

“People spend $10,000, $15,000 a year on their car, and transit can save that for them,” Agar said.

“It can help them get to more affordable housing furthe

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