Message sent by voters resonates loud and clear

It was a tight race for the position of mayor – too tight for the liking of many. With only 19 votes separating Mayor Elect Laurie French and Incumbent Mayor Wilfried Vicktor a pending recount is a r… more

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Our post-Obama political scene

VICTORIA – Fixed election dates, as we’ve just seen in the United States, allow for a more polished show. You can order up the nice graphics and nasty smears well in advance. Here as in so many things… more

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No one ever said voting in a local election would be easy

There are so many people running — more than 27 in this region — that making a choice is akin to picking an ice cream flavour at one of those 200-flavour gelato emporiums. It’s dizzying, there are too… more