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1 [+ s" w% W+ Z; C5 W3 \) P# S9 f) dTranslink says the illegal sale of U-Passes has caused millions of dollars in lost fare revenue and could jeopardize the program.9 \9 G- z. v. @3 W+ u5 S, C# {" N, i
7 D3 U. `6 j1 a1 ?) F; @The discounted transit passes are automatically included in the fees paid by students at UBC, SFU, Langara, and Capilano University.
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' C: P/ Y1 C+ K8 @ R9 TBut TransLink spokesman Ken Hardie says many students try to sell the passes online.
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2 I6 |7 z A" F' A7 G: a8 @"Anybody who buys and uses a U-Pass needs to know that there are serious consequences if they're caught and we do catch people," he said.: o% B8 j" a$ [$ v* u: Z
. ^8 B+ j A3 JHe warns officials do monitor Craigslist and other similar sites and will often pose as buyers to catch offenders, who could face criminal charges, including fraud.+ s' M* x+ D; E3 [ A! [1 \
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"We know that, in some cases, the international students have been active in this activity. You can understand that being charged with a criminal offense could impact somebody's status in Canada, so they're taking a horrible risk, particularly," said Hardie. |
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