Advocating for Frequent, Affordable, and Accessible Transit in Guelph

In preparation for the 2026 Municipal Election, TAAG hosted orientation sessions for City Council candidates - drawing 38 local leaders across our live in-person and online meetings.

We are making all session resources public so candidates who missed the briefings, as well as Guelph voters, have full access to our transit data, rider perspectives, and policy asks. Explore our presentation, download the slides, read our candidate Q&A breakdown, and see which candidates have signed TAAG's Transit Pledge.

The siren song of "fare-free public transit" is loud, politically magnetic, and undeniably appealing. Who wouldn’t want to step onto a bus or board a train without hunting for a transit card or loose change? Yet, while eliminating fares sounds like a progressive silver bullet for urban mobility, it often addresses the wrong problem.