Referendum questions adding to the student debt?

Today is the first voting day of 3. Similarly to last year, the email that every student is supposed to have received in their @uOttawa.ca account (that contains the PIN Number that is necessary to vote online) hasn't arrived yet. Hopefully everyone will be receiving it soon! The SFUO's Elections Office is saying that the delay is caused by the listserv program, which supposedly only sends out 1000 emails per hour.
Anyways, this post has a very specific purpose. While weighing in on all 3 referendum questions that will appear on this year's "virtual" ballot, I will also be explaining why, when I vote online, (if I ever receive that email) I will be voting against ALL 3 referendum questions.

English Debating Society (EDS) Referendum: I think that the 2 representatives that were present at the debate presented weak arguments as to why every single undergraduate student should financially support the EDS. We're talking about roughly 40 or so people who participate in their debates and I can personally say I've never seen ONE POSTER on campus pertaining to the EDS. The representatives constantly referred Francophone students to the Société de débat francophone (and claimed that the Francophone equivalent of EDS had enough funding to support their activities). I also think that it was quite pitiful of them to complain about how much money they have to spend out of their own pockets in order to participate in out-of-town debates. I have one suggestion: stop whining and do some fundraising! Why do you think that every single undergraduate student should fund your activities when they get nothing in return! I don't care if they were only asking for 5 cents per student. If I am to contribute more money than I already am in order to support a particular initiative, I want to be able to see how my contribution will benefit ME! I refuse to contribute to an initiative that will use my contribution to cover their travel costs. That is all.

U-Pass Referendum: I know for a fact that I'm not the only one that has no use for OC Transpo. The fact that there is no "opt-out" option here really sucks. $145/semester cannot be justified for students who live on campus, who own a vehicle, who choose to use alternative transportation such as riding a bike, skateboard, rollerblade or who simple choose to walk. Since the beginning of this academic year, I have used OC Transpo a grand total of about 15 times.

So to demonstrate, I'll assume for fun that I'll have to use OC Transpo 5 more times before the end of April:

20 bus rides x $3/ride = $60

Now, if the U-Pass does in fact go through, here's what I'd be forced to pay:

$145 x 2 semesters = $290/academic year

At the moment, I spend approximately $60/academic year. If the U-Pass goes through, this is how much money I will be forced to spend on a useless U-Pass:

$290-$60 = $230

Also, apparently (correct me if I'm wrong; I looked for the motion passed by City council on the City of Ottawa website) this U-Pass will not be inter-provincial will mean that students deciding to live in Québec will not benefit from this plan.

I'm definitely not against the concept of having more affordable transportation for students. What I don't like about the current proposal is that it's being forced upon many students who, like myself, rarely use OC Transpo's services and who would rather "pay per ride" or purchase the odd sheet of bus tickets. That is all... for now.

Green Referendum: Let me be clear, I'm definitely not against green initiatives. I will be voting against this referendum question because I think $4/year is quite frankly extravagant. I would agree to contribute $1/semester ($2/academic year). That would be a more reasonable amount to ask for. This is just a little side note: I quite enjoyed when David Suzuki spoke in the University of Ottawa's gymnasium 2 years ago. This year, to my surprise, for a second consecutive year, the SFUO's keynote speaker during Green Weeks was none other than David Suzuki who spoke at the Bronson Center on November 23rd 2009. I applaud the SFUO's initiative to bring in an excellent, famous speaker such as Mr. Suzuki. On the other hand, it's quite obvious that he didn't come to Ottawa for free. The fact that the SFUO decided to have him for its keynote speaker for two years in a row seems to be slightly wasteful when it comes to spending student's money. That is all.