An empty playing field unhealthy both for the parties and public: Andrew MacLeod reflects on the troubling lack of candidates for the recently vacant Langford-Juan de Fuca on Vancouver Island and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA jobs. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Monday, June 5, 2023. 

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/06/05/Why-People-Not-Fighting-Become-MLAs/

An empty playing field unhealthy both for the parties and public: Andrew MacLeod reflects on the troubling lack of candidates for the recently vacant Langford-Juan de Fuca on Vancouver Island and Vancouver-Mount Pleasant MLA jobs. Andrew is The Tyee's legislative bureau chief. Published Monday, June 5, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2023/06/05/Why-People-Not-Fighting-Become-MLAs/

Why Aren’t People Fighting to Become MLAs

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