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lrb.bc.ca/decisions/B233$2012.pdf
I have read that decision as well and I do not see anything there that is relevant to the issues that the City of Prince Rupert faces.[/quote]
It may not. But, just like I don’t see Lee’s “inexperience” as an issue and you don’t see the LRB ruling as an issue, others do.
You questioned why some people would not vote for Sheila based on one LRB ruling and somebody posted another LRB ruling. You can dismiss it if you wish, but others won’t. Just like the detractors of Lee, Tony, and Jack will not dismiss any of the perceived negatives of those candidates.
That’s just the nature of politics. Sometimes we vote for people because we like them. Sometimes we vote for people because we don’t like the other guy.
However, with four pretty good candidates (and that’s not saying that we have to like them all or will be happy with whomever happens to win), but with the four candidates we have, I honestly believe that most of us are voting FOR someone and the qualities they will bring to the job rather than choosing to vote for someone solely to keep the other three out.
And that goes for council as well. We only have nine to choose from, but all of them have qualities that will resonate with a wide range of voters.
At the end of the day, we could see a totally status quo council with Jack, five incumbents and a lone newcomer. At the other “extreme” we could have a new mayor with only three incumbents and three newcomers. I just imagined my fourth pick as mayor with a council that didn’t include my three favourites. I am certainly not going to be too happy, but I am not going to running scared either.
And that’s because no matter how happy or unhappy we are with the results, this is still a democracy. We do not have to shut up for the next four years. We can involve ourselves in our community and take a more active - proactive - role. One of the candidates, I think the “inexperienced” one, has made a promise to involve the community as much as possible. If he wins, I hope it is a promise that can be kept, but it will up to us as much as him for it to work.