LETTER – Ranked ballot would resolve the issue of vote splitting
It seems something has changed for Mel Rothenburger recently. On October 2nd, he referenced vote-splitting when musing about the possibility of additional incumbent [Continue]
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EDITORIAL – The myth of ‘splitting the vote’ in municipal elections
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. TALK OF VOTE-SPLITTING is ramping up with the next civic election a year away. It’s all a lot of nonsense. The theory simply doesn’t [Continue]
EDITORIAL – A Conservative party on Kamloops City council? No thanks
Editorial by Mel Rothenburger. CONSERVATIVES could be on the ballot in the next Kamloops civic election. That’s with both a small ‘c’ and a capital ‘C’. A new party [Continue]
ARMCHAIR ARCHIVES – Civic parties have a history of failure in Kamloops
Spring is here and so are thoughts of civic political parties — Kamloops Citizens United is pondering entry into the civic election scene. In the spring of 1986, thoughts [Continue]
NATIONAL PULSE – CPC supporters want an election; others, not so much
Majorities of NDP, Liberal and BQ supporters less enthralled with the prospect of a campaign By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE October 23, 2024 – With Ottawa’s parliamentary [Continue]
EDITORIAL – The ‘will of the majority’ is about those who bother to vote
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THERE SEEMS TO BE a misconception that the legitimacy of a vote is dependent on the number of people voting. During the PSAC strike there [Continue]
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