Probably against." Students who use the bus a lot say saving $175 a semester would be a big help for them. This is the third year the referendum has been posed alongside UPEI's fall election.

Coincidentally, the City of Calgary is also offering a low-income bus pass starting in April, but at $5.05 a month for very poor (under half the StatsCan LICO), then $35.35 a month up to $50.50 a ...