From article: "... the Liberals have promised not to hold a referendum on funding for transit projects in Metro Vancouver"

UPCOMING THRONE SPEECH SHD COMMIT BC GOVT TO REVERSING TRANSLINK's MAYORS' COUNCIL's MONUMENTALLY STUPID

- agenda for a $2.5 billion subway for the 44 sq mile city of Vancouver, despite the city already having 3 separated-from-roadway, computer-driven rapid transit lines; 

while

- stingily committing to a mere $1 billion for a 19th century technology street car system for Metro's South Of Fraser cities' - 248 sq mile Surrey & the 2 Langleys- despite their being BC's fastest growing 2007-17!!

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/ 

City of Vancouver population= 630,000
Surrey + the 2 Langleys' population= 710,000
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Vancouver's annual pop increase= 4000
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Surrey's annual pop increase= over 12,000
2 Langley's annual pop increase= over 4200

... with more than 50% of this 16,200 usually children needing schools; community programmes, et cetera