Here to date are the Metro Vancouver MLAs who have received questions on the Transportation & Transit Plebiscite, as it’s formally called.
THOSE WHO HAVE RESPONDED (Click on name for submission):
Spencer Chandra Herbert (NDP, Vancouver West End) – s.chandraherbert.mla@leg.bc.ca
Raj Chouhan (NDP, Burnaby-Edmonds) – raj.chouhan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Kathy Corrigan (NDP, Burnaby-Deer Lake) – kathy.corrigan.mla@leg.bc.ca
David Eby (NDP, Vancouver-Point Grey) – david.eby.mla@leg.bc.ca
George Heyman (NDP, Vancouver Fairview) – G.Heyman@leg.bc.ca
Linda Reimer (Liberal, Port Moody-Coquitlam) – linda.reimer.mla@leg.bc.ca
Selina Robinson – (NDP, Maillardville-Coquitlam) – Selina.Robinson.MLA@leg.bc.ca
Sam Sullivan – (Liberal, Vancouver-False Creek) – sam.sullivan.mla@leg.bc.ca
THOSE WHO HAVE NOT:
Email request sent on January 8:
Doug Bing (Liberal, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows) – doug.bing.mla@leg.bc.ca
Marc Dalton (Liberal, Maple Ridge-Mission) – marc.dalton.mla@leg.bc.ca
Peter Fassbender (Liberal, Surrey-Fleetwood) -peter.fassbender.mla@leg.bc.ca
Scott Hamilton (Liberal, Delta North) – scott.hamilton.mla@leg.bc.ca
Douglas Horne (Liberal, Coquitlam-Burke Mountain) – douglas.horne.mla@leg.bc.ca
Vicki Huntington (Independent, Delta South) – v.huntington@leg.bc.ca
Richard Lee (Liberal, Burnaby North) – richard.lee.mla@leg.bc.ca
Mary Polak (Liberal, Langley)- mary.polak.mla@leg.bc.ca
Jane Shin (NDP, Burnaby-Lougheed) – jane.shin.mla@leg.bc.ca
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Email request sent on January 21:
Suzanne Anton (Liberal, Vancouver-Fraserview) – suzanne.anton.mla@leg.bc.ca
Harry Bains (NDP, Surrey-Newton) – harry.bains.mla@leg.bc.ca
Stephanie Cadieux (Liberal, Surrey-Cloverdale) – stephanie.cadieux.mla@leg.bc.ca
Judy Darcy (NDP< New Westminster) – judy.darcy.mla@leg.bc.ca
Adrian Dix (NDP, Vancouver-Kingsway) – adrian.dix.mla@leg.bc.ca
Mable Elmore (NDP, Vancouver-Kensington) – mable.elmore.mla@leg.bc.ca
Mike Farnsworth (NDP, Port Coquitlam) – mike.farnworth.mla@leg.bc.ca
Sue Hammell (NDP, Surrey-Green Timbers) – sue.hammell.mla@leg.bc.ca
Gordon Hogg (Liberal, Surrey-White Rock) – gordon.hogg.mla@leg.bc.ca
Marvin Hunt (Liberal, Surrey-Panorama) – marvin.hunt.mla@leg.bc.ca
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan (NDP, Vancouver-Mount Pleasant) – jenny.kwan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Bruce Ralston (NDP, Surrey-Whalley) – bruce.ralston.mla@leg.bc.ca
Linda Reid (Liberal, Richmond East) – linda.reid.mla@leg.bc.ca
Shane Simpson (NDP, Vancouver-Hastings) – shane.simpson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Moira Stilwell (Liberal, Vancouver-Langara) – moira.stilwell.mla@leg.bc.ca
Ralph Sultan (Liberal, West Vancouver-Capilano) – ralph.sultan.mla@leg.bc.ca
Jane Thornthwaite (Liberal, North Vancouver-Seymour) – jane.thornthwaite.mla@leg.bc.ca
Amrik Virk (Liberal, Surrey-Tynehead) – amrik.virk.mla@leg.bc.ca
Teresa Wat (Liberal, Richmond East) – teresa.wat.mla@leg.bc.ca
Andrew Wilkinson (Liberal, Vancouver-Quilchena) – andrew.wilkinson.mla@leg.bc.ca
Naomi Yamamoto (Liberal, North Vancouver-Lonsdale) – naomi.yamamoto.mla@leg.bc.ca
John Yap (Liberal, Richmond-Steveston) – john.yap.mla@leg.bc.ca (Unable respond due to illness).
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Email request sent on January 30:
Rich Coleman (Liberal MLA, Fort Langley-Aldergrove) – rich.coleman.mla@leg.bc.ca
Jordan Sturdy (Liberal, West Vancouver-Sea to Sky) – jordan.sturdy.mla@leg.bc.ca
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DAYS TO THE START OF VOTING: 44
Is it just me, or do I sense that a cone of silence has been dropped over members of the ruling party?
Is Jordan Sturdy MLA for West Vancouver-Sea to Sky on the list?…He represents West Vancouver and Lions Bay-both somewhat served by Translink….
In response to a tweet two weeks ago Jane Thornthwaite said she would vote “yes.”
Naomi Yamamoto never responded – likely too busy visiting craft breweries and farmers’ markets.
I expect the Liberal strategy is to avoid saying anything, then claim the credit if the “Yes” side wins, or blame TransLink and the Mayors if the “No” side succeeds.
Of course, if the Clark government actually endorsed the “Yes” side they would immediately be asked why they didn’t just raise the tax in the first place.
I find it odd that no one seems to be making issue of the juxtaposition of the $200 million tax cut for those who earn more that $150k, and the proposed rise in the PST rate for the broader public — to raise, what, $200 million, for transit improvements? So yet again the peasants must pay for the gentry’s additional privileges.