Montreal's public transit agency is proving to be a prickly pear by refusing to allow a local rider advocacy group to post ads criticizing recent fare hikes at bus stops and rail stations. Those riders are now challenging the agency's decision in court, arguing that it violates Canada's free speech protections.
The ads, proposed by the rider advocacy nonprofit ATCRS, criticized Metropolitan Regional Transportation Authority's (ARTM, in French) decision to raise fares starting this month.
