Thank you very much, madam deputy, for your questions.
First of all, the referendum was a first in terms of transit. We've had other referenda in British Columbia, as you know. It was a referendum required by the province to identify a new source of funding. There's real clarity at the provincial and the local regional levels that there needs to be investment in transit. That's very clear. As to whether or not a referendum will be another standard requirement, what we've seen is that decisions have been made about expansions of transit infrastructure and transportation infrastructure that are also significant without a referendum. My sense is that our governments are looking at whether or not this works well. There is a cost. It takes a significant amount of time and effort to actually put forward a referendum.
I would say that the jury is out as to whether this will become regularized or whether it's just a one-time experience.
In the statute that governs TransLink there are other options for funding investments in transit. It was really the work of the mayors, and to some extent the province, to look at whether there was one that was more broadly applicable. The understanding is that everybody benefits from transit, and there is no one area that could pay for it all. It needs to be a combination of funding sources from all levels of government. This referendum was really about choosing a source, versus whether the investment should be made. What we know from all the work that's been done on polling is that there is very strong public support for this plan. They understand that there will have to be more paid by them. Whether or not they like this forum, the provincial sales tax as a place for funding transit remains to be seen.