(This letter was sent to the Times Colonist on September 14, 2026) Dear Editor, This summer of discontent in BC politics has made one thing clear to me. We the citizens of British Columbia were robbed twenty one years ago when we voted overwhelmingly, 57.7%, in favour of switching to the citizen assembly-recommended BC-STV proportional …
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The Silver Lining for Canada
(Sent to the Alberni Valley News – February 7, 2025 – Published Feb 18, 2025 ) Dear Editor, One thing gives me hope in a way I haven’t felt since I was a teenager. Trump’s threats against our economy and our sovereignty as a nation have ignited the being of Canadians. I don’t see it …
No big Surprise Turnout is Low
(This letter was sent to the Alberni Valley News on January 2, 2024) Dear Editor, Like Mrs. Chen, I was left questioning why turnout was so abysmally low in the City by-election. People are cynical and disconnected in general right now. Political advertising is negative, gimmicky, even threatening. Who wants to engage with that? Where …