The Editor,
Re. “Candidate says city mail package was misleading” (The Tri-City News, Oct. 19) and “City’s ad package unfair to newbies” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Oct. 26).
Being a 30-year Coquitlam resident, I was happy to receive in the mail the candidates’ ad package prior to the Oct. 20 election. That package was a needed improvement over the individual signs.
The candidate sheets actually informed us what they stood for, or wanted to do as councillors or school trustees. I used those sheets to make my decisions on where to place my votes.
Signs only give a person’s name and nothing about why they want to hold a position on council or the school board.
In addition, signs are expensive for the individual candidates.
Costs to have them printed and put up makes a person beholden to the group(s) financing or working for the candidates.
And, we have too much special interest lobbying in politics these days.
I hope this new practice continues in future elections.
George Rodger, Coquitlam
