Petition calls for STM to lift age limit on student rate

An online petition asking the STM to lift its age limit on student rates is gaining momentum.

The petition has more than 13,000 signatures on it.

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The reduced rate for a monthly student pass is$49for people 25 and under compared to $82 for a regular monthly pass.

SophieLamontagne, thewoman who started the petition, arguesthere should be no age limit.

"There is no age to invest in one's education," she wrotein the petition.

"There shouldn't be any age limits to have access to the student rate."

She says the regular fee is difficult to affordfor people on a lower income.

Older students are often parents who have different financial burdens, Lamontagneadded.

Aspokesperson for theSTM said in an emailthe decision on whether to change rates could soon be up to the regional transit authority, theAutorit rgionale de transport mtropolitain, if a bill introduced at Quebec's National Assembly is passed.