Comments on: Royal City Bloggers and Journalists Agree: We Suck at Voting

By: Neil Powell Voices reflections on running for City Council in New Westminster | Tenth To The Fraser

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:22:59 +0000

[...] spending so much personal time and finances on running a campaign what is truly discouraging is voter apathy. It is alarming, and even surprising, that given the fact that for most people their most regular [...]

By: Ruth Seeley

Ruth Seeley — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:58:10 +0000

Somewhere I think I’ve advocated taking the vote away from people who don’t vote in two elections in a row. Hoping the idea is outrageous enough to provoke people into getting off their butts and doing their civic duty.

I know it’s disheartening when your candidate(s) don’t win. But the only way they’re ever going to win is if their supporters get out there.

Having said that, I was most amused during the last federal election that I got not one piece of campaign literature from the Liberals till election day itself – and the item I got was from a candidate in the adjoining Burnaby riding, so I couldn’t vote for him/her anyway. Tee hee.

I was thrilled with the number of polling stations in the last civic election – tons of places for people to vote. Also impressed by the electronic vote scanning machine – which wasn’t there for the federal election (I got to vote both times at the New West Armoury/Regimental Headquarters).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:26:00 +0000

It was a tacky way for WW to be electioneering on Halloween night. Especially if TM was called to put the event in the Record.

On WW part they where very (1oz) small cups and not being handed out to someone driving.

As Chair of the Police Board it was not the appropriate thing to be doing.

By: MADD as Hell voter

MADD as Hell voter — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:39:00 +0000

The Record should give the “Dumbest Electioneering Award” to Wayne Wright for handing out mulled wine to close to 200 parents from across the city. The chair of the police board (WW) and his accomplice, a medical doctor, should know better. I only hope it was dealcoholised wine. This was reported on TM’s blog on Nov. 5th.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:08:00 +0000

The cost of living in Canada fell by the most in almost 50 years last month the next thing is job cuts.

Hope the cost of living in this city drops to.

The Mayor is a good man but also a man on a mission. I hope he cuts his spending so he can cut our taxes.

Maybe they should wait unit the real estate market bottoms out before they sign the deal on the waterfront property. Could save us a million or so.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:31:00 +0000

Hmmmm....Be more involved....how about having the city show us they want us involved.

It is funny how city works first they draw up a plan (engineer/consultants are hired) of what they want to do. Then they ask for public input. It is then up to the public to prove (to someone that is educated and knows more than the public does) that they do not have the right plan. If they are convinced the plan is wrong then more money is spent making a new plan. After 3 of 4 time of this then they say we don't have the budget to do what we originally wanted.

Today is Nov 21, there is a council meeting on Novemeber 24. where is the agenda? The agendas should be in the Record on the City Page the Wednesday before the meeting.

Traffic well you find out about the new stop sign or signal when the crews show up to put them in. Have you tried to get traffic data for a road.

Spending... why doesn't the city show us what is being bought before they decide to spend the money. Request for Purchases should also be on the City Page.

We just elected a mayor that is on a mission to finish what he started. Finishing what he started will involve spending lot of our money. Damn the torpedoes full speed ahead.

By: poli-sigh

poli-sigh — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:21:00 +0000

Don’t forget the UGM or the Salvation Army.
I don’t think these 4341 people are going to change the term from 3 to 4 years. I think these candidates ran knowing they were committing to 3 years, not 4. What they might do is bring the 4 year term in 2011.
What % of the eligible voters would 4341 be?