As a Canadian, I understand your frustration. We also have lacklustre public transit, but let's not take it out on the poor buses and trains. What you dislike is bad urban planning and neglected public services, and we all know who to blame for that. Still, I can commiserate. I'd like to be able to take the bus more than I do, but it can add 30-60 minutes to a 15-minute car trip. No big deal if I'm just meeting friends downtown or I have time to spare, and I do enjoy the downtime while on a bus, but it's not super practical if I need to get to an appointment or I need to rush home to the kids, stuff like that. I think criticism of transit infrastructure is a good thing when paired with a clear ask for improving it, rather than implying that transit, itself, is a problem.
As a Canadian, I understand your frustration. We also have lacklustre public transit, but let's not take it out on the poor buses and trains. What you dislike is bad urban planning and neglected public services, and we all know who to blame for that. Still, I can commiserate. I'd like to be able to take the bus more than I do, but it can add 30-60 minutes to a 15-minute car trip. No big deal if I'm just meeting friends downtown or I have time to spare, and I do enjoy the downtime while on a bus, but it's not super practical if I need to get to an appointment or I need to rush home to the kids, stuff like that. I think criticism of transit infrastructure is a good thing when paired with a clear ask for improving it, rather than implying that transit, itself, is a problem.