It truly was a monumentally stupid decision for the UCP to make this a binding referendum. Politicians can barely function in their jobs, let alone leaving complex decisions like this one to the mouth breathers who inhabit our province.
You’re absolutely right that most people that vote yes will do so completely not understanding the effects and only think of those two benefits you listed.
This has Brexit written all over it. Not in terms of scope obviously but in terms of support and subsequent regret. We are going to need our very own r/LeopardsAteMyFace thread when people start flipping out over the multitude of massive negative results this will cause.
Thankfully this isn’t going to happen for at least a year so maybe by then the government can find a way to reverse course.
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