Yes. This is the question. I think part of it needs to be paid professional journalists, and part needs to be volunteer citizen journalism.

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I utterly reject the notion that “neighborhood character” is more important than building homes for residents like my sons. The NIMBYs don’t have to worry about that. They leverage their equity to buy property for their own children. Intergenerational wealth has created a chasm of wealth inequality.

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The next muni election depends on creating a true progressive slate. And energizing younger voters, as Orr and COPE did. With the latter, Jack Sandor “started this work. A slate however is TBD. Because the hard right (and it is hard right) is organized. The hard right slate had prov & ntl support.

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This suggests a few things. 1) Slates / quasi slates are becoming the norm. 2) It takes more effort to get elected these days. 3) The city is pretty evenly split between centre- left & right. That said, I think there were some unique dynamics this time — FF union & general rightward swing globally.

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Our full progressive list of candidates won all 7 seats in North Cowichan

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