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AY President Trevor Barry’s reaction and pitch to voters, following a devastating week of bad faith and bad news: no ministerial orders means we get what we don’t want (and nobody asked for): yet another NON BINDING QUESTION (Plebiscite ballot for voter opinion). Click play button below, or click here: https://omny.fm/shows/cfax-1070/we-can-t-let-this-die-on-the-vine-amalgamation-proponents-lament-province-not-allowing-a-referendum-as-victoria-and-saanich-go-with-non-binding-ballot

https://omny.fm/shows/cfax-1070/province-nixes-2026-binding-amalgamation-vote-for-victoria-saanich?in_playlist=josh-jade-soundbites click above to listen on OMNY. Trevor Barry, president of the Capital Region Municipal Amalgamation Society (2026 Chair, AmalgamationYES) returns 2wk later to the Josh and Jade show on CFAX 1070; this time in a much-changed context (about 3 versions of the story later). Enjoy.

Press play to listen above, or click this link: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-josh-jade-soundbites-307786015/episode/amalgamation-yes-presses-province-for-timeline-336423977/ This interview came on the heels of Trevor’s OP-ED in the Times Colonist that day… also available on our website by clicking here. In addition to covering the material presented in the Times Colonist piece, Trevor mentioned the need to follow up with VSCA’s recommendation