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Citizen online poll result: Close two-way race for mayor with plenty still undecided

Citizen online poll result: Close two-way race for mayor with plenty still undecided

A total of 247 respondents (20 per cent) voted that they hadn’t decided yet.
Letter to the editor: Candidate doesn’t deserve another chance

Letter to the editor: Candidate doesn’t deserve another chance

How can Cameron Stoltz be trusted when, as a councillor and being on the city's finance and audit committee, presumably discussing raising our city property taxes, he wasn't paying his own property taxes?
Jack Knox: Endorsements can offer path to follow, or avoid

Jack Knox: Endorsements can offer path to follow, or avoid

Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, who isn’t seeking re-election, shares list of council candidates she’s supporting.
Opinion: BC NDP implosion is close to detonation

Opinion: BC NDP implosion is close to detonation

"There are two possibilities ahead."
Rob Shaw: Without their most popular asset, New Democrats are disconnected, not hopeless

Rob Shaw: Without their most popular asset, New Democrats are disconnected, not hopeless

The legislature's first week back in session was a sobering look at BC NDP leadership and politics beyond Premier John Horgan.
Editorial: The City of Prince George’s ongoing campaign against transparency

Editorial: The City of Prince George’s ongoing campaign against transparency

The city’s communications department would rather crack fart jokes on Facebook than engage in meaningful, professional communications with local reporters and the public at large.
Todd Whitcombe: Local politics is the most important politics

Todd Whitcombe: Local politics is the most important politics

Prince George has infrastructure which is both aging and designed for a much larger population resulting in a higher per capita tax load than many of our comparators.
Gerry Chidiac: Local elections are democracy in its purest form

Gerry Chidiac: Local elections are democracy in its purest form

Local governments not only respond to the input of their constituents on local issues, but school council members, city council members, and mayors also advocate for their communities in negotiations with provincial governments and even with federal agencies. 
Les Leyne: Yes, the criminal-justice system is broken

Les Leyne: Yes, the criminal-justice system is broken

The assistant deputy attorney general responsible for the prosecution service issued an unusual statement disputing the “catch and release” phrase and saying it’s not the province that set the strong presumption in favour of pretrial release
Survey: Pandemic’s changes to travel and other business practices appear permanent

Survey: Pandemic’s changes to travel and other business practices appear permanent

More than half of British Columbians feel good about their current working arrangements.