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was created in opposition to this move, and started collecting signatures to force a referendum on the issue. According to the
Saskatchewan Cities Act, a referendum must be held if 10% of the municipality's population sign a petition to hold it. By the end of June 2013, the group had amassed 24,000
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signatures, above the 19,310 required by law. However, the city clerk's report judged the petition was insufficient to force the referendum after ruling that over 4000 of the signatures were invalid. The city council decided to vote for the referendum to be held anyway.
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The "Yes" side was led by Regina Water Watch, group which self-described as "a citizens’ coalition who are concerned about the privatization of Regina's water and wastewater system". Their coalition "includes community activists, the
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expressed support for the goal of the campaign in an op-ed entitled "Why I’m giving Regina $ 58.5 million", in reference to his government's promise of funding part of the costs of the plant if the P3 option was selected.
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Jim Holmes reacted to the results by saying "I think we were more optimistic than that going into it. We were up against very tough competition. We were outspent and vilified and everything else."
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