The CEO of the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is unsure the wording of the amalgamation question is ideal.
Catherine Holt said including a price in the question could alter voter’s perception.
“It starts ask out asking whether the voter wants to spend a specific amount of money on that project, and it’s not that spending money isn’t important, of course it’s very important,” Hold said. “It turns the question into a vote on a budget for the project rather a vote on a citizen’s assembly and whether it’s the right first step.“
Something Holt says is a good point of the question is that it puts the focus on a citizen’s assembly, indicating the process will be taken one step at a time.
Victoria and Saanich held a joint council meeting on June 26 to discuss and decide on an amalgamation question to put on the ballot October 20.