Bryce Asks:
British Columbians are actually heading to two polls this year, municipal and we also have the mail-in referendum on Proportional Representation.
What's your position on Proportional Representation and why? Should Kamloops also consider some sort of electoral reform for municipal to ensure each area/neighbourhood of Kamloops gets equitable representation on council? Perhaps even lowering the municipal voting age to 16 to get youth more engage.
I am not a fan of Proportional Representation at the provincial level because I worry that without a majority government it would be difficult if not impossible to get anything done. I also worry that the interior would be stuck with Vancouver's choice year after year and while I may be wrong on that, it's something I can't get past. I will have to look into this closer at the civic level before I could answer that. I like the idea of lowering the municipal voting age.