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Originally Posted by CanSpice
Has there been region-wide polling about the GMB project?
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Don't think so but I don't think it would be meaningful. People affected directly will want it, and those that aren't will not want it, simply because there are big $$$s involved.
I don't have to hold a poll to know the results will be that way. People in Delta, Surrey, etc. will be YAY, people in Richmond, Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, etc., will be NAY. I mean how would you answer a poll that asks you "Do you want to spend a large amount of tax dollars on a project happening in a city you don't live in on a corridor you don't drive along?" which is basically what people are saying. They never say "that all the goods you buy in the shops travels along, that due to congestion is increasing your prices in your local Safeway." so people are informed before they make a decision.
That goes for every regional project that has impact in a localized area. Do a regional poll on Subway down Broadway and most of the YAYs will be people living in Vancouver. Most NAYs will be those not.
The whole point of a Provincial Government is to be in a position to make decisions for the Province that affects the greater region and see beyond the narrow vision individual cities and regular citizens have. Just look at the Brexit in the UK. You had a lot of people that voted to leave the EU who didn't even know WHAT the EU was and simply voted because of a slogan on the side of a bus that was actually a complete lie... people are dumb. Cities can be dumb too look at Surrey and LRT along Fraser Highway. That goes completely against a regional transit plan but they are only thinking about themselves and their citizens not the bigger picture which is why you need a Translink or Province to say "Ok wait a second let's be smart about this and look at the bigger picture."
I would prefer to not ask the general population their opinions on regional issues. That's what elections are for and that's when people have a say on what goes on imho.
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