All those people arguing no on the basis that the money should be spent on something else... sure would look foolish if we say no to the Feds' transfer payment contribution only to see the money go to funding the Jeux de la Francophonie or Commonwealth Games elsewhere in Canada instead.
We pay enough to the rest of the country in transfer payments already it sure would be nice to get a chunk of that back, even if we have to spend it on certain kinds of infrastructure.
Sadly I think facts and logic will be at the back of the bus through any plebiscite process and we'll just wind up with a get-out-the-vote contest that won't really do anything to settle the debate around public consultation and endorsement.
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