BC Mayors vote for gas tax increase

How little imagination do the BC Mayors show about financing the needs of Translink and building the Evergreeen line. Don't they realize that any increase in the price of gas brings about a corresponding increase in the cost of living. Families in BC are already finding it hard to find the resources to pay for the high cost of food and housing in this province. BC is the most expensive province in Canada.

Isn't there anything else that can be taxed to bring in the funds needed for public transportation?This is the only place in the world where you can walk on to a skytrain without showing that you have paid the required fare. I have been in Paris, London, Barcelona, Montreal and New York,and in all these cities I had to show that I bought a ticket before I could get on public transport.

What else can be taxed ? I suggest that we tax luxury items such as liquor, tobacco and other items that cause disease and conduct that leads to crime. We recently saw the effects of liquor during the hockey cup final. Why don't the Mayors suggest an extra tax on tickets to view these events?