Sun 2009: BC-STV out in force
Posted April 19, 2009 by Sacha Peter - Link
Category: Referendum
Comments (8)
Just a small anecdote – after finishing the Sun Run, I noticed that there were a few people dressed in the blue “BC-STV” shirts and handing out literature near BC Place after the race. This was one of two political messages I saw during the race; the other was around the 3-4km mark, where there were some people protesting about the treatment of men in child custody/divorce cases.
And Gordon Campbell gave a little introductory speech…
I missed that – I showed up about 30 minutes after race time (9:30am), the “Green” wave still hadn’t taken off when I got there.
Thanks for the report, however!
I was surprised by the lack of political advertising. There weren’t even signs on boulevards. I did notice a number of BC-STV t-shirts though.
Who is funding the pro-STV campaign? There seems to be some money behind it. Meanwhile the anti-STV campaign is non-existent.
I have mixed feelings but will probably vote for it…and I can’t see how such a one-sided campaign can lose. Like it or not, we’re going to get it.
Both sides get $500,000 in provincial funding.
So I guess the question is, what are the “anti” forces doing with their money? Its not too late for them, I might change my mind. :)
Tieleman and Schreck are two very intelligent people; they will know that without a ground campaign, that they are best off spending their money in the last two weeks, if not the last week before election day.
Oh OK, so I expect to see some clever ads at that time.