You, yes you, should run for council this fall in P.E.I., writes The Guardian's municipal reporter, Logan MacLean, in his latest column.

Jo Kang — School TrusteeJo Kang’s questionnaire emphasizes strong public education, adequate needs-based funding, and protecting publicly delivered services. He supports Living Wage principles, ethical procurement, purchasing local unionized goods and services where possible, and Fair Wage requirements for publicly funded construction. He also stresses working with employees and unions before service changes, and describes public-sector workers as an important part of strong schools and communities. Randy Sunderman — City CouncilRandy Sunderman identifies maintaining services in-house as an important way to preserve service quality, accountability and continuity. He says he does not support contracting out core City services or using... The post KDLC Endorsed Candidates for The 2026 Municipal Election appeared first on Kamloops & District Labour Council.

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Several British Columbia mayors are criticizing the decision to call a snap provincial election for Oct. 24, saying the timing will overlap with municipal election campaigns and could confuse voters. Municipal election day is scheduled for Oct. 17, meaning voters across 187 municipalities and regional districts will be asked to return to the polls just one week later to elect provincial legislators. Delta Mayor George Harvie said he was particularly frustrated that the provincial election was called while local government campaigns are already underway. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim similarly argued that the provincial vote could have been delayed until after the municipal election, while saying the decision shows insufficient respect for municipalities. Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said the timing could undermine the importance of local government, potentially confuse voters and place additional demands on already limited municipal resources. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke also warned that the overlap could make it more difficult for candidates and municipalities to reach voters, noting that municipal elections typically have lower turnout than federal or provincial elections. The provincial election was called by NDP Premier David Eby, who cited the challenges posed by Canada-U.S. trade tensions and the broader relationship with the United States as reasons for seeking a new mandate. Eby and the NDP won a slim majority in the 2024 provincial election, and the party still held a majority when the Legislature was dissolved. Malcolm Brodie, the outgoing mayor of Richmond, described the early election call as a cynical political decision and questioned whether it could have unintended consequences for the governing party. The overlapping campaigns will now require B.C. voters to navigate two elections held only one week apart.

The Vilnius district branch of the Homeland Union Lithuanian Christian Democrats has nominated parliamentarian Daiva Ulbinaitė as its candidate for mayor of the Vilnius district municipality, LRT reported on Tuesday. Ulbinaitė, who was elected in the single member Riešė constituency, said she wou…

BALLOT OVERLOAD I recently decided it was time to take a serious look at the candidates running in Vancouver’s municipal election this October. I wanted to do what responsible voters are always tol…

Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Barrie residents are signalling strong intentions to vote in the upcoming municipal election, and housing affordability is a defining issue at the ballot box, according ...

6 weeks to go until the municipal elections here in SA, and the rhetoric is really beginning to build up. I'm not supporting any party in this post, merely stating my opinion from an independent point of view, and you can use that for or against whichever party or news source you wish. Because it's worth remembering that while we are all aware of the way that politicians "come out of the woodwork" when voting time comes around, waving their party's flag and reminding us what they have done and what they will continue to do when they get our votes, the hostile, unsupportive side of things also is a lot more prevalent right now, as well.

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Toronto commuters could get a break on evening and weekend travel costs under a new campaign promise from Olivia Chow.

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Conservative leader Laurynas Kasčiūnas defended the party’s choice of Šarūnas Jasiukevičius as its candidate for Kaunas mayor and said mandatory military service could begin in 2030, LRT reported. Speaking at the Homeland Union Lithuanian Christian Democrats party congress on Saturday, Kasčiūnas …

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is pledging to hold property taxes near the rate of inflation as part of her bid for re-election.