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All-candidates meetings and events scheduled for Nanaimo area By STAFF WRITER April 19, 2013 · Updated 3:52 PM

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The Cowichan Valley has 2 provincial ridings - Cowichan and Nanaimo-North Cowichan. If you are unsure which riding you are in, you can use this Elections BC tool here.

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ALL-CANDIDATES MEETING for three ridings – Parksville-Qualicum, Nanaimo, and Nanaimo-North Cowichan – at Dover Bay Secondary School May 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Hosted by Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association.

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PRE-ELECTION BUSINESS Forum, hosted by Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce and the News Bulletin, for Nanaimo riding candidates Tuesday (April 23), 6:30 p.m., at the Coast Bastion Inn.

DISABILITY-FOCUSED all-candidates’ meeting hosted by Nanaimo Association for Community Living Wednesday (April 24), 7 p.m., at NACL offices at 83 Victoria Cres.

ALL-CANDIDATES FORUM for Nanaimo-North Cowichan, hosted by Chemainus chamber of commerce, April 30, 6:30 p.m., at Seniors Drop-In Centre in Chemainus.

ALL-CANDIDATES MEETING for Nanaimo-North Cowichan riding May 2, 7-9 p.m., at Eagles Hall in Ladysmith. Sponsored by Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce.

MEET AND GREET with Green Party candidate for Nanaimo riding Ian Gartshore Friday (May 3), 7:30-9 p.m., at the Vault, 499 Wallace St.

MEET AND GREET WITH Green Party candidates Ian Gartshore (Nanaimo) and Mayo McDonough (Nanaimo-North Cowichan) Sunday (May 5), 6:30-10 p.m., at Pacific Gardens Cohousing, 347 Seventh St.

ALL-CANDIDATES MEETING for three ridings – Parksville-Qualicum, Nanaimo, and Nanaimo-North Cowichan – at Dover Bay Secondary School May 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Hosted by Nanaimo District Teachers’ Association.

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North-end voters given forum to quiz the candidates posted Apr 27, 2013 at 7:00 AM Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

Thank you Ladysmith, Chemainus, and Nanaimo for endorsing me and voting for me. Some people in Nanaimo endorsed me, even though they lived outside of my Candidate area, those endorsements were not counted in the eligible vote count but we all appreciated that you wanted me, P. Anna Paddon, and that you wanted new and traditional opinion in the office of MLA. Thank you Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring this Nanaimo North Cowichan All Candidates Meeting event, 7 p.m. May 2, 2013, at the Ladysmith Eagles Hall.



North end election candidates face off in Chemainus

By NICK BEKOLAY May 6, 2013 · Updated 1:57 PM 4 Comments

Taxes, health care, fracking and raw log exports were among the many topics discussed by Nanaimo-North Cowichan's political hopefuls at an all-candidates meeting in Chemainus Tuesday, April 30.

Peter Matthews, president of the Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce, chaired the event, directing questions to representatives of the province's major political parties and their independent rivals.

Incumbent NDP MLA Doug Routley, Amanda Jacobson of the B.C. Liberals, John Sherry of the B.C. Conservatives and Mayo McDonough of the Green Party fielded questions alongside independent candidates Murray McNab and P. Anna Paddon.

Sherry was the first to respond to a question on health care reform. B.C. claims the lowest number of nurses per capita, Sherry said, something that is “absolutely unacceptable.” The Conservatives would direct more money toward health care in B.C., Sherry added, stripping away “administrative overburden” through audits to ensure funding reaches front-line workers.

Jacobson followed, referencing Liberal investments in health care that led to the construction of new hospitals and a doubling of spaces for first-year medical students and trainee nurses since 2001. Wait times have decreased for hip and knee replacements and open-heart surgery, Jacobson added, earning the province an “A” rating from the Wait Time Alliance.

McDonough spoke next, identifying three key factors pivotal in health care reform. Improved home care, new guidelines for treating chronic illnesses and cutting wait times by facilitating direct communication between physicians were paramount.

Referencing the results of a pilot project at Surrey Memorial Hospital, McDonough said “there was a 75-per-cent improvement in wait times in the area of lung cancer [treatment]. All that happened was they had the cancer specialist talk directly to the surgeon instead of having the paperwork go around in a big circle. And that improved wait times 75 per cent at no cost.”



North end election candidates face off in Chemainus By NICK BEKOLAY May 6, 2013 · Updated 1:57 PM 4 Comments Taxes, health care, fracking and raw log exports were among the many topics discussed by Nanaimo-North Cowichan's political hopefuls at an all-candidates meeting in Chemainus Tuesday, April 30. Peter Matthews, president of the Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce, chaired the event, directing questions to representatives of the province's major political parties and their independent rivals.

McNab followed suit, taking aim at the “explosion of middle management” at VIHA. The new emergency room at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is spacious and bright, McNab said, but lacks funding for additional doctors.

“Hospitals should not and cannot be run as a business,” McNab added. “Put more resources into patient care and get rid of the top-heavy management.”

Paddon suggested improved access to alternative practitioners would help relieve pressure on the health care system.

Routley rounded out the discussion of health care reform, stating that health care comprises 46 per cent of the provincial budget. B.C. ranks second in the country in terms of overall spending on health care, Routley added, but on a per-capita basis, B.C. ranks ninth out of Canada's 10 provinces. Routley dismissed the scapegoating of seniors as the primary cause for inflation in health care, stating that “seniors account for only one per cent” of inflated health care costs.

Routley said the NDP would invest in “innovations, child and youth mental health care and in local primary care to reduce the burden on acute care.”



North end election candidates face off in Chemainus By NICK BEKOLAY May 6, 2013 · Updated 1:57 PM 4 Comments Taxes, health care, fracking and raw log exports were among the many topics discussed by Nanaimo-North Cowichan's political hopefuls at an all-candidates meeting in Chemainus Tuesday, April 30. Peter Matthews, president of the Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce, chaired the event, directing questions to representatives of the province's major political parties and their independent rivals. Matthews directed the conversation toward the province's logging industry, asking candidates if they would impose stricter limits on raw log exports or allowable cuts.

Jacobson responded first, acknowledging forestry's position as a “cornerstone of our economy.” The industry employs 56,000 people, Jacobson said, and is valued at “$10.2 million” (the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations lists the value of the industry's 2011 exports at $9.95 billion). In spite of the decline of the U.S. housing market, Jacobson said the Liberals have managed to “encourage” a 1,500-per-cent increase in exports since 2011 through the sale of wood to Chinese buyers; exports that kept 16 mills in operation that would have otherwise closed.

McDonough followed, stressing the importance of “science-based management” in creating a forest inventory. McDonough said the Greens “want to put as much support as we can” into the management of forestry resources in a sustainable fashion, run as “community forests” owned and run by “local economies.”

McNab suggested the government encourage upgrades to the Island's existing mills, adding that he “would love to see more value-added products produced on Vancouver Island.”

McNab stressed the importance of reforesting both private and public lands, but he said he softened his stance on the banning of raw log exports after speaking with former forestry workers.

“When talking to some ex-loggers over coffee this morning, they informed me that as many workers are employed to export raw logs as to mill them,” McNab added.

Paddon would not ban raw log exports either, she said, and she supported long-term planning for “planned-growth forests.”



North end election candidates face off in Chemainus By NICK BEKOLAY May 6, 2013 · Updated 1:57 PM 4 Comments Taxes, health care, fracking and raw log exports were among the many topics discussed by Nanaimo-North Cowichan's political hopefuls at an all-candidates meeting in Chemainus Tuesday, April 30. Peter Matthews, president of the Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce, chaired the event, directing questions to representatives of the province's major political parties and their independent rivals. Matthews directed the conversation toward the province's logging industry, asking candidates if they would impose stricter limits on raw log exports or allowable cuts.

Routley followed, referencing the loss of 30,000 forestry jobs in B.C. prior to the downturn in the U.S. housing market “due to raw log exports and the disintegration of the market.”

“In 2001, there were 1.5 million cubic meters exported,” Routley said. “Last year: 6.5 million. Last year in the spring, while we were in session, in a 60-day period, the BC Liberal government overruled its own log export panel 80 times in 60 days and exported logs that were not surplus to domestic need. Coast Land Industries in this constituency — the fastest log-peeling operation in North America — is efficient and they can't get logs. We have to apply the rules as they exist and we would cut [raw log exports] in half just by doing that.”

Sherry agreed that banning raw log exports would be counter-productive, citing a resulting unemployment figure of 25 per cent as one reason why exports should continue.

As “more of carrot than a stick guy,” Sherry said he supports the creation of industry incentives in the form of research and development credits and “accelerated capital cost appreciation” as a means of encouraging the production of value-added products.




Increasing taxes to fund improvements for social programs was next on the night's agenda.

McDonough said the Green Party doesn't believe additional funds are needed to support social services.

“We think we should take a brand-new approach to social services, something called a 'guaranteed livable income,'” McDonough said.

By pooling money earmarked for various special needs from all ministries, McDonough said they would fund a program guaranteeing a minimum income, distributed on the basis of people's income tax returns.

McNab would not support tax increases at present and he “would rather see better use of existing moneys.”

McNab said additional money should be allocated to social programs once the economy picks up.

Paddon said renewable, sustainable vehicle incentives offered by the federal and provincial governments, combined with a $100 fee serving as an alternative to the gas tax, could fund social programs and eliminate the need to raise taxes.




B.C. scored the worst child poverty rate in Canada for eight consecutive years, Routley said, improving its position marginally to second-last place last year.

The NDP will enact a “predistribution of wealth,” Routley said, improving education and training programs in the province through what he later described as “modest tax increases to the top two per cent of earners in this province, as well as large corporations and banks.”

The NDP's “poverty reduction plan” will use skills training, education and housing opportunities “to raise up 8,400 children out of poverty” by supporting families, Routley added.

Sherry reiterated the fact that many families living in poverty are working families “living on the edge” that “run out of money before they run out of month.”

Sherry said the Conservatives' “spending smarter” initiative would see all of the province's MLAs form three committees to scrutinize spending in three sectors: all Crown corporations, all ministries, and in the “schools, universities, colleges and hospitals sector.”




The Conservatives would not increase taxes, Sherry said, because “we don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.”

Sherry said the savings found through scrutinizing government spending would be directed “to those people who need it most.”

Sherry labelled the B.C. Lottery Corporation as a “disgusting cash cow” and said more needed to be done to channel funds to non-profits helping people in need.

Jacobson rounded out the discussion of social services by reminding those present that the Liberals reduced personal income taxes while increasing the minimum wage.

“There is a monthly earnings exemption for 'expected to work' clients until they are able to develop their job skills and take advantage of short-term, temporary work opportunities so that they are not completely left out,” Jacobson added.


http://www.cowichannewsleader.com/news/206294291.html?mobile=trueThe final question fielded by all candidates was as follows: “What is your position on the liquid natural gas (LNG) industry and the use of water and chemicals for fracking?”

McNab: “I most certainly support the natural gas industry as this fuel is the cleanest of all carbon-based fuels, but future fracking must be scientifically proven to be safe.”

McNab said the fracking industry cannot be trusted to police itself and he insisted the provincial government take control and require proof that fracking will not impact groundwater.

Paddon: “They have to be required, by the industry, to state the chemicals. They have been getting around that and they are not saying what it is. We have to protect our drinking water. There must be standards.”

Routley: “The BC NDP does support the LNG industry, but with certain prerequisites. The prerequisites are that there's a scientific panel review of fracking and the effect on water. There can be no more witch's brew chemical concoctions injected into the rocks; [the composition of fracking fluids] must be fully disclosed and those must meet B.C. standards.”

Sherry: “”I've spent a lot of time in (northeastern B.C.) People have to understand that the fracking industry in British Columbia is not the same as what it might be in parts of the United States where they've really got some major problems with groundwater. Do we need to do more research? Absolutely. Do we have to ensure that we're keeping environmental stewardship as we're maintaining economic benefit? Absolutely. But I can tell you [from experience] that [northeastern B.C.]'s not wrecked. It's prosperous. It's beautiful.”

Jacobson: “The BC Liberal position on LNG is that we encourage its safe exploration. Fracking has been used for quite a long time and it's a fairly common practice. And that's it.”

McDonough: “Fracking has changed a lot from what it had been. It's sort of like fracking on steroids now. It's going to impact water. It uses a lot of water. You can't see a lot of [the effects]. It's underground. And once you break up all the rock components, you can never glue it back together again. It is done. So let's not waste our money investing in fossil fuels when we can take that same money and invest it in renewable energy.”

North end election candidates face off in Chemainus By NICK BEKOLAY May 6, 2013 · Updated 1:57 PM 4 Comments


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Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Monday, May 6 2013 Five of the six candidates running in the Nanaimo-North Cowichan District in the 2013 BC Provincial Election were present at the Gabriola Ratepayers-hosted all-candidates meeting this past Saturday afternoon.

Mayo McDonough (Green Party), Murray McNab (Independent), P. Anna Paddon (Independent), Doug Routley (BC NDP) and John Sherry (BC Conservatives) made the crossing to Gabriola to answer questions in the forum setup, which the Ratepayers typically host prior to any election Gabriolans vote in.

BC Liberal candidate Amanda Jacobson was not present. Ratepayers Chair Randy Young said she had another commitment and was unable to attend.

Candidates were asked a variety of questions by the islanders present.Question: Would candidates pledge to return BC Ferries to a Crown corporation?

P. Anna Paddon said with a population close to 5,000, Gabriola should have a bridge connecting it to Vancouver Island.

Doug Routley said the NDP would support treating the ferry system as part of the highways, paid for by all members of the province, but to return the ferries to being a Crown corporation would put a huge credit burden on all other ministries, so the NDP would run it as part of the highways, but keep it as a pseudo-private company.

John Sherry said the BC Conservatives would keep the current system in place, but provide tax credits (up to $480 worth) for frequent ferry users.

Mayo McDonough said more control would be given over to local governing authorities, letting each community take control over the ferries which service them, and other public forms of transportation would be encouraged.

Murray McNab said BC Ferries needs to look at other sources of revenue to make up for the lower revenues on the minor routes.

Question: Answering yes or no, are the candidates in favour of more oil tankers on the B.C. Coast?

Murray is not in favour of the north coast proposal, but oil tankers have gone in and out of the Vancouver Harbour for 30 years, so yes and no.

Anna, Doug and Mayo said no and John said yes.

Question: Would you invoke a made-in-B.C. environmental assessment on the pipeline proposals?

Murray and John said no, Anna and Mayo said yes, as did Doug, adding it would happen within the first week of governance.

Question: On the issue of democratic reform, where does the party stand?

Doug is in favour of proportional representation. If elected, the NDP would form a democratic reform committee which would include all parties who get 5 per cent or more of the popular vote. They would also ban all corporate and union donations and have the auditor general oversee all government advertising to ensure it does not prop up the politics of the ruling government.Murray said, “I’m in favour of proportional representation, but the people have voted on it and turned it down twice.”

Anna said, “I don’t think proportional representation works well.”

Mayo said the Green Party is in favour of proportional representation.

John said the banning of corporate and union donations is part of the foundation of the BC Conservatives. Along with supporting an auditor general review of government advertising, the party does not support Crown corporations who have no competition spending one nickel on advertising.


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Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Monday, May 6 2013 Question: Would candidates pledge to return BC Ferries to a Crown corporation?

P. Anna Paddon said with a population close to 5,000, Gabriola should have a bridge connecting it to Vancouver Island.

Doug Routley said the NDP would support treating the ferry system as part of the highways, paid for by all members of the province, but to return the ferries to being a Crown corporation would put a huge credit burden on all other ministries, so the NDP would run it as part of the highways, but keep it as a pseudo-private company.

John Sherry said the BC Conservatives would keep the current system in place, but provide tax credits (up to $480 worth) for frequent ferry users.

Mayo McDonough said more control would be given over to local governing authorities, letting each community take control over the ferries which service them, and other public forms of transportation would be encouraged.

Murray McNab said BC Ferries needs to look at other sources of revenue to make up for the lower revenues on the minor routes.




Derek Kilbourn Sounder News Monday, May 6 2013 Question: Would candidates pledge to return BC Ferries to a Crown corporation?

Question: Answering yes or no, are the candidates in favour of more oil tankers on the B.C. Coast?

Murray is not in favour of the north coast proposal, but oil tankers have gone in and out of the Vancouver Harbour for 30 years, so yes and no.

Anna, Doug and Mayo said no and John said yes.

Question: Would you invoke a made-in-B.C. environmental assessment on the pipeline proposals?



Doug is in favour of proportional representation. If elected, the NDP would form a democratic reform committee which would include all parties who get 5 per cent or more of the popular vote. They would also ban all corporate and union donations and have the auditor general oversee all government advertising to ensure it does not prop up the politics of the ruling government.Murray said, “I’m in favour of proportional representation, but the people have voted on it and turned it down twice.”





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Doug is in favour of proportional representation. If elected, the NDP would form a democratic reform committee which would include all parties who get 5 per cent or more of the popular vote. They would also ban all corporate and union donations and have the auditor general oversee all government advertising to ensure it does not prop up the politics of the ruling government.

Murray said, “I’m in favour of proportional representation, but the people have voted on it and turned it down twice.”






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Provincial election day is Tuesday May 14th 2013We’re all encouraged to vote for the candidate who best represents our views. That’s why it’s important to make the most informed decision by learning about each candidate. CHLY is making it easy for you by assembling an all candidates meeting on Saturday May 11th from 12-7pm, mediated by Doctor Paola Lake from CHLY’s Dr. Lake show. If you’re under the age of 19, or cannot make it in person- click on to tv.chly.ca and participate using CHLY’s live chat feature.

.Questions for candidates can be submitted by emailing: [email protected] Times are as Follows: Saturday May 11, 2013Nanaimo Candidates: 2:00pm – 4:30pm Nanaimo/North Cowichan Candidates 5:00pm – 7:30pm

**Nanaimo Candidates:Anderson, Walter Douglas BC Liberal PartyBrunie, Brunie IndependentCrigger, Bryce Nelson BC Conservative PartyGartshore, Ian Elliot Green Party of BCKrog, Leonard Eugene BC NDP**Nanaimo-North Cowichan Candidates:Jacobson, Amanda Lee BC Liberal PartyMcDonough, Mayo Green Party of BCMcNab, Murray Independent

Paddon, P. Anna IndependentRoutley, Doug BC NDPSherry, John James Donald BC Conservative Party

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