The Editor,
In reading the candidate statements on the city's web site and in the newspaper, I am appalled at the quality of some of the candidate for city council and especially school trustee.
One candidate couldn't be bothered to give a statement (whether on time or at all was irrelevant) and thus showed no respect for the voters.
Other candidates have poor grammar, which wouldn't pass even gradeschool English class.
Some don't know in which country they are. Why would Canadian citizens running for public office in a Canadian city use American spelling?
They should consult a Canadian dictionary, e.g., the Canadian Oxford Spelling Dictionary, and set their word processors to "English (Canada)."
These candidates are indicative of a failure to communicate and to consult experts. Should they really be elected to serve and govern us?
Fortunately, there are still some quality candidates left - although, I suppose that even those who are grammatically at risk need to be represented.
To quote Ralph Wiggum, a character from that iconic American TV show, The Simpsons, "Me fail English? That's unpossible."
Dave Koyanagi Richmond
