Residents annoyed by robocalls urging them to vote ‘Yes’ in transit plebiscite

WATCH: Are the robocalls urging people to vote ‘yes’ in the transit plebscite going to backfire? John Daly reports.

If you live in Metro Vancouver, you may be receiving a recorded message from your mayor urging you to vote yes in the transit plebiscite.

So-called “robocalls” are a cheap and potentially effective way to get the message out, but some residents who are have already received automated calls from the ‘Yes’ campaign aren’t too impressed.

Carol Magri says she received robocalls from Langley Township Mayor Jack Froese even though she lives in Pitt Meadows.

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“I find it most annoying,” says Magri. “They must be really desperate if they’re going to push, because I’m voting no.”

In addition to robocalls, taxpayers are financing other forms of “Yes” side advertising.

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Froese says that the Mayors Council has “authorized up to $6 million to promote the ‘Yes’campaign.”

“It’s difficult in this day and age to get the word out and that’s one tool that we use,” Froese told Global News. “I apologize to those that feel that it was inconvenient to receive that phone call from me or hear my voice at the wrong time.”

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-with files from John Daly