January 30th, 2020 – Joel Ballard/CBC News

“I cannot imagine what my post-secondary education experience would have been if I did not have my U-Pass,” said UBC graduate Bowinn Ma, MLA for North Vancouver-Lonsdale and parliamentary secretary for TransLink.

“This kind of access and encouragement for students to choose more environmentally and socially responsible forms of transit helps shape the future of transportation in Metro Vancouver.”

Ma says the provincial government is investing $86.1 million into the U-Pass program over the next five years.

Check out the full article at CBC.ca.