Rustad out as BC Conservatives' leader
19When are conservatives gonna realize the majority of Canadians are fed up with them? We want sensibility, not slogans cheap rhetoric, divisive politics. PP is next to go and Canada will be better off without him, just like BC is better off without Rustad.
22- Greg Collins752
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
34YOU. HAVE. GOT. TO. BE. JOKING. You’re telling me that: the 2 year aquatic centre shut down, the downtown core chaos, the floating discussion of an upcoming 6+% tax increase, the incompletion of the fast track permitting process all amounts to “PaY iNcReAsEs aLL aRoUnD?” Huh. Our city has had little to nearly stagnant population growth, no? Any monies up for grabs, yet to be allocated SHOULD be going towards improving, repairing, maintaining infrastructure.I don’t understand how a committee with 2 realtors, a money manager and a former politician and regional district executive can’t read a room - PG *is* said room - and realize this is in extremely poor taste, seeing how unhappy and frustrated and disappointed it’s citizens and families are.Just my 2 lowly cents. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
3- CavebabyK
Rustad out as BC Conservatives' leader
13I predict the party will splinter further and get demolished in the next election.To succeed the Conservatives need to return to and maintain their focus on conservative economic and financial values.That's a difficult value for the citizens of B.C. to understand and appreciate where most are employed in bloated public services where all the revenue is provided for by the taxpayers and debt servicing.B.C. is no longer a province of pioneers and privateers but instead a socialist wasteland of lazy, lethargic public welfare parasites with milliionaire bank accounts.Why bother being conservative with a hard work ethic to get wealthy when you can just be a socialist and gorge your belly on the public trough of tax dollars.
23- BGeez
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
27Mayor, council, and members of the sycophant committee deserve every insult hurled their way.Disgusting increases to make up for hurt feelings....if you can't stand the heat then stay out of the kitchen...but money talks, especially easy public money.Not a surprising decision especially when the committee members are pals with council and Mayor and have dubious ethical character.The public would be wise not to take any of their business to businesses owned by the committee members.
5- BGeez
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
28I understand that being a city councillor can be a full time job in itself and I agree that the Mayor is a full time job as that person is the voice and visible figure of the city henceforth the pay raise. What I don’t agree with is how most of the council seems to not understand is that they represent the people of PG yet few actually seem to have an understanding of how that works.There was a time when councillors took time out of their day to talk to people and listen to their concerns by being in the public eye and even if that council member was disliked they still got respect. Now most of PG city council sits in their office or attends meetings and rarely talks to the public any more. So with that being said why should council deserve a pay raise when they can’t even take time to talk to the public any more for whom they supposedly represent.
3- Dearth
Rustad out as BC Conservatives' leader
16Is PP next?
14- Lou Maurice
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
2836 percent raises for Councillors in a time when taxes are already being raised that individuals can't afford... If they truly are lagging behind they need to compensate like everywhere else, over a period of time. PG also has a lower cost of living compared to the rest of BC so we should be lower.
2- Jeff Z
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
27Massive incompetence pays
3- Jim John
Rustad out as BC Conservatives' leader
21BC is a joke now economically. How much GDP has BC lost? And yet the social services keep giving out more and more. Let's just keep taxing the citizens and letting industry leave. Im curious how bad things have to get before BC changes the way it views economic stability.
8- Alucard
Rustad out as BC Conservatives' leader
17“Rustad was kicked out of that party in 2022 after sharing social media posts questioning the science of climate change”I know this is off-topic somewhat, but it’s so glaringly obvious… the ideological brainwashing that controls our society. “Questioning science” IS science lol… a bunch of nameless, faceless “experts” all agreeing on doctrine and building systems to force people to believe it is literally the definition of religion… so wild.
12- DD22
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
24It sounds like Higham has a lot of contempt for her constituents. It seems we'd all be better off without her and I suspect she'd also be happier doing something else.
5- Helmholtz Watson
Rustad out as BC Conservatives' leader
9John Rustad understand the issues better than anybody else.He needs to stay on.
19- Hortonxx
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
25Outrageous ....
3- Chestor
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
22It sounds like the committee is recommending the disgusting exorbitant increases in order to spite the public who they feel unfairly criticizes the politicians.Ms. Higham ,who herself was the brunt of much public negativity after whining earlier this year about not being able to short-term rent her multi-million dollar real estate holdings anymore due to provincial policy, seems particularly bitter towards the public.I suppose this is her way of getting back at all the naysayers.
4- BGeez
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
22Wow! Two people commenting that we definitely don’t want on council, or near council,or… Thanks Mothus and Higham for nothing
4- Eyeinthesky44
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
23i have a better idea, no pay raises and that money can go towards snow removal..
3- bcracer
Queensway closed after fire in apartment tower
21Another Day. Another fire. That's PG.
4- BGeez
Committee recommends $15.6K annual pay boost for councillors, $8.2K more for mayor
20Is the whining about potholes at the same intensity as the whining about no more air bnb's Ms. Higham ?
5- BGeez
Rustad out as BC Conservatives' leader
16Bird is an elected official in my riding. How dare she refuse to answer a question on how she voted!! If your feeding at the public trough, answer ANY & ALL QUESTIONS, it’s literally your job. I think those who voted against Rustad as leader are scumbags!! He grew the party from a big NOTHING , & now all the light weights who jumped onboard think they’re smarter, more savy & have leadership qualities. I’m very disappointed in Bird & I’ll show her with my vote. So much for Honor Bird!!
8- F Berry
Rustad out as BC Conservatives' leader
13When are people going to admit that the NDP is losing its luster.Federally the NDP have lost official party status and are two broke to force a federal election to remove the morally bankrupt federal Liberals. Left ideology is tearing Canada apart and people like John Rustad are aware of the divisions that are tearing BC and Canada apart. If Rustad is really pushed out, someone needs to step up and force the RADICAL URBAN BASED NDP TO STOP THE ABUSE OF RURAL BC.
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