Without exception, every letter that Mr. McFadyen has written to the editor has supported the Mayor and Council, endorsed the School Board and has criticized VOICE New Westminster for being "negative".
What the man consistently fails to recognize is that VOICE New Westminster is an organization that is grounded in fact and is attuned to community sentiment; that is something quite different from being "negative".
One only has to read the newspapers to validate that difference. For example, the School Board is fraught with crises after crises; and if the Mayor and Council were proactive about listening to City residents, there wouldn't be as frequent a need for them to (as Mr. McFadyen so aptly stated) "... back down and revisit position when the City's voters let their displeasure be known".
VOICE New Westminster is all about responsible governance and issue-based community advocacy (asbestos, pubs, pools and projects, for example).
As a VOICE Director, it is frustrating to me that Mr. McFadyen (and others) purposely ignore that well documented fact.
As for Mr. McFadyen's curiousity about who the VOICE endorsed candidates will be, I can say that VOICE has a scheduled candidate selection process and, like the Labour Council does, will announce candidate names closer to election time.
Personally, I am curious to know if the Mayor will remain "the unofficial choice of Labour", or if, in fact, that endorsement will be made "official" this time.
Susan Wandell
Director, VOICE New Westminster
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