When deciding who to support, it helps to know what to look for. A solid campaign should give you clarity on where a candidate stands and how they plan to serve. Anyone can run for council: The real question is whether they have a plan, a platform, and a clear Read more
1) The Web Behind the Names In local elections, money rarely flows at random. When key donors, local power brokers, and prominent business figures concentrate their individual contribution limits behind a specific group of candidates, it creates an unofficial slate, even without formal political parties. 2) How Quiet Coalitions Shape Read more
The Solution: Why a Coalition of Independent Leaders is the Only Way Forward Exposing the problem is only step one. The real challenge is fixing it. Electing a solitary voice to City Council rarely changes the outcome, single votes get easily drowned out by the status quo. To break the Read more
On Council Collaboration, Expensive Consultants, and the AAP: A Conversation on Prince George’s Path Forward Q: What do you see as the single biggest challenge facing Prince George right now, and what is your plan to tackle it? John Zukowski: Ultimately and overarching, it’s taxation. Everything derives from taxation, we Read more
From Patient Dumping to Decriminalization: The Road to Prince George’s New Involuntary Care Facility The current crisis on BC streets didn’t happen by accident. It is the direct result of a multi-decade, bipartisan policy failure. But a massive provincial pivot is officially underway. Here is how we got here, and Read more
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 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