Five independents are running for Langley City council: Samuel Otim, Bruce Downing, Gurjit Dhillon, Val van den Broek and Jennifer Denman. We asked about housing near SkyTrain, renters, taxes and Invest Langley City. Here’s what they said, and how they could shape the balance of power....
“Common sense” has become a popular phrase in recent elections. From Poilievre’s slogans to B.C.’s carbon tax cut, here’s why the phrase so often hides costly trade-offs, and the questions worth asking before the Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 elections....
Delaney Mack's Achieving for Langley City has had every chance to rule out an amalgamation referendum and hasn't, leaving the path open while the Township's mayor openly questions whether the City should exist. Nathan Pachal's Langley City First has firmly rejected a referendum....
Only one of the four major slates in the Langleys makes cutting emissions an explicit platform commitment. Achieving for Langley City and Progress for Langley never mention climate change at all in their platforms....
Mayor Nathan Pachal's Langley City First slate is running seven candidates in the 17 October Langley City election. Here is its record and platform on housing, SkyTrain, public safety, the Innovation District and Invest Langley City, where it fits our values, and where it falls short....
Delaney Mack's Achieving for Langley City is running on lower taxes and public safety. We looked at the record: votes against new housing, a call to put amalgamation to a referendum, and a vote against the budget that funded four first responders. None of the six candidates answered our questions....
