ROTHENBURGER – Shouldn’t our MLAs live in ridings they represent?

Posted on December 14, 2016 in Columns, Rothenburger // 3 Comments

ALL THE CANDIDATES in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding so far have one thing in common — none of them lives there.

Dan Hines, Peter Kerek, Peter Milobar and Barb Nederpel live on the other side of the river, in Kamloops-South Thompson.

That’s OK… the rules don’t require MLAs to live in ridings they represent.

But maybe it’s time for a rule change.

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3 Comments on ROTHENBURGER – Shouldn’t our MLAs live in ridings they represent?

lee Kenney // December 15, 2016 at 10:40 AM // Reply

Some MLA’s are more common than others , some fly “Air Christy ” !

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Pierre // December 15, 2016 at 7:00 AM // Reply

Smart and having good sense should be a requirement…as for living address I don’t see it be a huge problem when the former is in place. But that is just utopical talk because “smart and having good sense” are impossible qualities to properly define.

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Radio Guy // December 15, 2016 at 6:39 AM // Reply

She appears to be a very nice person and it would be great to have her live on the North Shore!

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