I suppose numbers don't necessarily prove anything, but it is interesting to look at the organizations that are supporting a Yes vote, and those that are supporting a No vote.
What it indicates to me is the huge degree of consensus there is across a range of groups on how important it is to invest in transit, on the sense that the proposed small sales tax increase is at least a reasonable way to fund it, and that 'trust in Translink' is not seen as a reason to delay these projects.
Feel free to add to either column:
Supporting a Yes vote:
Alliance of BC Students BC Building Trades BC Chamber of Commerce BC Federation of Labour BC Restaurant & Foodservices Association BC Teachers' Federation BC Hotel Association Building Owners and Management Association Canadian Federation of Students Clean Energy BC David Suzuki Foundation Delta Chamber of Commerce Disability Alliance BC Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association Downtown Vancouver Association Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association Emily Carr Students' Union Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association HandyDart Riders Alliance Hospital Employees Union Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Chamber of Commerce Chief Medical Health Officer New Westminster Chamber of Commerce North Shore Tourism North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Port Coquitlam Chamber of Commerce Port Metro Vancouver Richmond Chamber of Commerce Sierra Club BC Surrey Board of Trade Tourism Industry Association of BC Tourism New Westminster Tourism Richmond Tourism Vancouver Tourism White Rock Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce UBC Vancouver & District Labour Council Vancouver Board of Trade Vancouver Economic Commission Vancouver School Board West End Business Improvement Association YWCA Metro Vancouver
18 of the 21 Mayors in Metro Vancouver 26 provincial MLA's, All 3 Vancouver political parties (Vision, Non-Partisan Association, COPE)
Supporting a No vote:
Canadian Taxpayers Federation Canadian Federation of Independent Business - BC Chapter Langley Chamber of Commerce.
3 of the 21 Mayors in Metro Vancouver No provincial MLA's (a total of 16 have not publicly stated a position) No elected Vancouver politicians of any party