John Zukowski

Not Our Circus, Not Our Monkeys: Why City Hall Needs to Stop Laundering Provincial Failures Every time a major social crisis hits the headlines in Prince George, the script plays out exactly the same way. Actively organized advocacy groups flood the chambers, phones start buzzing with texts asking “Are you Read more

The Math Council Ignores: Why CSOs, Not More RCMP, Are the 24/7 Safety Solution Superintendent Darin Rappel’s warning at Monday’s council meeting was spot on. The RCMP is facing a critical staffing bottleneck, and our streets are feeling the results. But the solution isn’t to keep pouring money into a Read more

The Zukowski Warning: How Council’s Chronic Incompetence Chains Us to Failure The fallout from the Zukowski case isn’t just a localized failure; it is a glaring red siren warning us about the rot at the heart of our city’s governance. This debacle is the definitive blueprint of what happens when Read more

Playing Telephone with Tax Dollars: Why Council’s “Wait for the Report” Strategy Fails We’ve exposed the out-of-control spending and the broken AAP process. Now, let’s look at the root cause of the rot at City Hall: a council that acts more like a rubber-stamp committee than an independent governing body. Read more

Leveling the Playing Field: Modernizing the AAP for Real Democracy When the city wants to borrow your money, they make it look easy. They drop a notice, fill out their paperwork, and the wheels keep turning. But when it’s time for the public to respond, the city suddenly acts like Read more

The “Hands Are Tied” Myth: Accountability Stops at the Vote The ink isn’t even dry on the recent Alternative Approval Process (AAP) fiasco, and Prince George taxpayers are being handed another bitter pill to swallow. The ongoing closures and skyrocketing expenses at the Aquatic Centre aren’t just bad luck, they Read more

Fixing the Balance: A Taxpayer Manifesto for Prince George Right now, City Hall is treating your tax dollars like an open credit card, and they’ve rigged the system to make sure you can’t say no. The recent push to borrow $30 million through the Alternative Approval Process (AAP) for basic Read more