Letters

LETTER – Proportional representation referendum is down to the wire

December 3, 2018 // 1 Comment

Here we stand, in the last week of the campaign, to decide whether we will keep the older system of electing our provincial government or change to a more democratic system, [Continue]

LETTER – It’s not just about safe drug use, it’s about change to lifestyle

November 24, 2018 // 0 Comments

Re: ‘Why drug consumption sites for kids are not so outrageous’ It is a condemnation of our society, I feel, that things have come to the point where this is [Continue]

LETTER – What if the system keeps putting minority in charge of majority?

November 19, 2018 // 4 Comments

Mr. Anderson, interim leader of the BC Conservatives, is staying out of the electoral reform debate because he feels the issue should be non-partisan. He’s right. This [Continue]

LETTER – MLA Stone should have remained neutral on prop rep issue

November 18, 2018 // 8 Comments

To Kamloops South Thompson MLA Todd Stone: Last night I received a phone message from you. Right away you announced that this was advertising sponsored by the BC Liberal [Continue]

LETTER – Milobar and Stone don’t represent all perspectives in our ridings

November 17, 2018 // 8 Comments

MLAs Milobar and Stone have been extremely vocal on the Pro Rep issue – even though they represent only a portion of local voters. We couldn’t ask for a better [Continue]

LETTER – Academic freedom for faculty is fully protected at TRU

November 17, 2018 // 0 Comments

In light of recent media attention that has focused on Thompson Rivers University, the publishing activity of its faculty, and on academic freedom, I feel it necessary to [Continue]

LETTER – All three prop rep choices guarantee at least one local MLA

November 12, 2018 // 3 Comments

A really good example of false advertising can be found right now in B.C. newspapers. Over the past weeks, ads have appeared stating “Time to Say Farewell to Your Local [Continue]

LETTER – Here are five reasons why prop rep advertisement is misleading

November 11, 2018 // 9 Comments

The Fair Vote ad in Friday’s Kamloops This Week is misleading. The ad is endorsed by a half dozen local leaders, some on city council (I have my own opinion on what is [Continue]

LETTER – We face ‘wicked problems,’ very complex and difficult to solve

November 5, 2018 // 11 Comments

My daughter and I were recently discussing my observation that some of her peers where making a conscious choice not to work full time, at least for now, even when they were [Continue]

LETTER – First Past The Post – a stupid way to run a party or an election

October 27, 2018 // 3 Comments

Major political parties do not use First Past The Post when electing a new leader. Not even the BC Liberals who are fighting to keep this antiquated voting system. If you had [Continue]

LETTER – Proportional representation isn’t just about stats and data

October 25, 2018 // 4 Comments

Re: Nancy Bepple column, ‘Should the side with the most marbles always win the game?, ArmchairMayor.ca, Oct. 24, 2018: You’re right, Nancy, electoral reform advocates [Continue]

LETTER – What will candidates do to support business in Kamloops?

October 4, 2018 // 2 Comments

Open letter to the citizens of Kamloops regarding the 2018 civic election: The Kamloops Central Business Improvement Association (KCBIA) represents Downtown businesses, [Continue]

LETTER – What are the BC Liberals so afraid of?

October 1, 2018 // 6 Comments

BC LIBERAL MLAs have been holding a slew of events around the interior recently, slamming proportional representation and passionately urging voters to reject pro rep in this [Continue]

LETTER – FPTP, not proportional representation, causes instability

September 29, 2018 // 9 Comments

The Editor Armchair Mayor Dear Editor Some commentators on the forthcoming referendum on the future voting system for British Columbia have suggested that PR would result in [Continue]