Opinion

If there’s one thing that the 2019 provincial election made crystal clear, it’s this: the NDP government of the past four years was a fluke. Over the years, a lot of people have attributed the NDP’s victory in 2015 to “protest votes.

Dear Editor, I have lived in the County of Barrhead since 1984. Not once did I attend an annual report evening. I wish I had.

Fair warning: before you read any further, this is going to be one of those “Oh God, he’s writing about something in the Town & Country again” columns.

We want to apologize to RCMP Detachment commander Sgt. Bob Dodds right off the bat.

I have received diverse feedback about this newspaper and its content over the past few weeks. One story about the destruction of candidates’ signs, garnered Facebook comments like “Sometimes it’s fun to be childish.

You’re probably expecting a “get out and vote” editorial as we sit seven days from the coming provincial election. Been there, done that.

Barrhead and District Chamber of Commerce president and all-candidates forum moderator of last week’s all-candidate forum Megan Perry said the only winner of the event would be democracy.