In a recent post, I mentioned that students attending the University of Toronto’s Mississauga campus are scheduled for a tuition increase with the addition of a new transit pass called UPass, enabling unlimited travel on Mississauga transit from September to April.

Well, guess what? The Student Administrative Council (apparently soon to be UTSU) at U of T St. George campus held a town hall meeting on the matter this Thursday. According to the article in The Varsity’s online magazine, only about 30-40 students showed up to the meeting. Seeing that it’s April and exams are just around the corner (if not already in progress), I can understand why a lot of students decided to skip it.

The proposed tuition hike is around $480 for unlimited travel on the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) from September to April, making it a cool $60 per month. Contrast this to the currently offered U of T student-discounted TTC monthly Metropass for $87.75 per month. Moreover, when compared to the regular adult monthly TTC Metropass at $99.75, we’re talking about close to $40 per month savings!

Check out the two-page article for more on this story.