An open letter to the mayors’ council and provincial government.
The plebiscite is not to let the voters decide about transit options; it only shows the contempt the government has for the voters.
The government does not care what the outcome of this plebiscite is and will blame the voters regardless of the outcome.
I would have liked to vote on the South Perimeter Road and the coal port and coal trains. I would have liked a say about the Port Mann Bridge. I would like vote on the new bridge to replace the tunnel. I would especially like to vote on pay increases for our politicians.
If this vote is so important for the economy and the livability of Metro Vancouver – and we voters are asked to make this decision – what do we need MLAs for?
Why not let the voters make all the important decisions?
I believe Premier Christy Clark and the MLAs are ducking their responsibilities to govern wisely and trying to download the responsibility to the voters.
This process was doomed to fail. People do not vote to increase taxes.
The plebiscite is one of the most cynical pretences of perverted democracy I have ever witnessed from any level of government.
Andrew Schulz, White Rock