Challenging the Commonplace: Simplistic Interpretation of Female Support Shift

I take exception to Keith Baldrey’s simplistic interpretation of why female voters will play a key role in the next BC election – not that they will, but why their support may be shifting from the NDP to the Liberals.

According to Baldrey (chief political reporter for Global BC – oh dear!), one of the pillars pushing women’s support away from the NDP is "the brutal take-down of a female leader…

Continue reading

Voting Age

I must admit that when the BC Liberal Leadership Race started, I didn’t think it would lead to a discussion of the voting age. Nor did I expect to find myself so annoyed by those who oppose the idea of lowering the voting age.

(Full Disclosure: I am…

Continue reading