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Make candidates reveal more

Over the next few days, we are being asked to elect mayors and councillors for four-year terms to decide how to spend millions of dollars of public funds.

Over the next few days, we are being asked to elect mayors and councillors for four-year terms to decide how to spend millions of dollars of public funds. The successful candidates will also be expected to show leadership in tackling complex issues such as homelessness, addiction, transportation, etc.

But we are given so little information on each candidate’s background and accomplishments that rather than picking the best, most qualified candidates, we are, I think, reduced to picking pigs in pokes. Rather than leaving it up to each candidate to decide how much (or how little) information to provide, should there not be a requirement for the disclosure of key information on each candidate’s qualifications for the job — not just what s/he hopes to achieve if elected, but also what strengths the candidate brings to the job based on demonstrated past job or academic performance?

And my beef is directed not just toward municipal candidates, but aspiring school board trustees also, about whom I currently know nothing.

Roger Purdue

Victoria