Wednesday, March 10, 2010

British Columbia - The Tri-City News - EDITORIAL: Elections – even byelections – are worth the cost

The Tri-City News - EDITORIAL: Elections – even byelections – are worth the cost:

Are civic elections in Coquitlam so tedious they should be avoided? That seems to be the reason behind the idea of giving Fin Donnelly’s seat to the first loser from the 2008 general election.

While no decisions have been made — and hopefully B.C.’s minister of community and rural development doesn’t buy this specious argument — there is clearly a sentiment being shared among local politicians that a byelection now would be a waste of time and money given the low turnout that is expected.

Is this what they think of their jobs? Should principles that people fought and died for be ignored to save $200,000?

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