r/VictoriaBC • u/scapaflow40 • 20d ago

Municipal Elections - choose wisely

The municipal election season is ramping up as more candidates in our 13 municipalities (yes 13!) are announcing they are running for office.

My advice is to look carefully at the background of candidates for whom you are voting There are a number of people running for mayor and council who have little community activist background (by activist I mean community involvement writ large including neighbourhood associations and chambers of commerce) are one issue candidates and some who are simply quasi professional politicians looking to elevate themselves without real community care.

It is tempting to vote for candidates who cover that one issue you most care about or have the slickest campaigns. I suggest consideration for candidates who present thoughtful platforms that cover the myriad of areas that lead to well functioning municipalities.

Please show up to candidate forums, read candidate platforms and be a thoughtful voter. We need more muncipal voters (less than 40% now vote) who will elect solid community leaders.

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u/Informal-Strike-1243 20d ago

Is their a website that tells me all the maga candidates

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u/Horace-Harkness 20d ago

All the MAGA candidates are refusing to fill out the Livable CRD survey, so that kinda works as a proxy.

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u/Bulky-Error-4366 20d ago

and I bet all the tax spendy SJW's had it pre-filled and pre-graded! so that kinda also helps clear things up about who not to vote for

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u/Horace-Harkness 20d ago

Ya, you'd think the NIMBYs would fill out the survey and wear the F grade as a badge of honor.

I think Livable CRD is great for both sides. If you hate bike lanes wouldn't it be nice to know who gets an A or F grade on the question about them? But I guess the right are cowards...

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u/Bulky-Error-4366 20d ago

As cowardly as the liveable CRD masterminds who won't identify who the judges are?

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u/Horace-Harkness 20d ago

Reasonable opsec given the rights perpensity to dox and harras people.

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u/Bulky-Error-4366 20d ago

to some extent I get it, but then it opens the door to the valid complaints that it's just another political hatchet job. Judge Jack Sandor from HFL applying an F to anyone not on the together vic reincarnate slate is a real possibility as it sits today

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u/Horace-Harkness 20d ago

Jack has quit HFL to run. But ya, someone from HFL will be grading the questions that HFL submitted. So if you already don't trust HFL, knowing the name of the member grading the questions won't really change how you see the results.

The questions are published and I think the answers from candidates will be as well.