Technolandy

Day 35 (of 2026/27) The problem with elections is the government always wins…

In BC there have been a bunch of elections

And with elections, there are always groups that are happy

Furious

Worried

(Especially with our southern neighbour having a big one that is dominating all the news topics on all the current events shows just now…)

In BC municipal/school elections saw the broader introduction of “slates of candidates” as opposed to the more traditional ‘independent’ flavour of elections… and the result shows that organized ‘parties’ (even without official party names) are good at organizing their supporters to vote…

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In BC our provincial election (earlier than its scheduled time) likewise brought surprising results…

And worries by many communities

As some successful candidates have expressed views about who should, and shouldn’t, be equally represented.

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But at the end of the day… the government is the government 

and policies ebb and flow.

Governments change.

Ministers change.

Mandates … evolve…

Sure, I’m ‘curious’ about the direction of our provinces education mandate… especially being in circles where there is international envy for what we got…

But some campaigning yearning for a return to 1988’s view of ‘education’… 

Well, there are reasons we pivoted away from that…

What have we learned since then…?

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As always: early days after an election raise more pointed, but certainly not fewer, questions than the pre-election campaign cycle…

Much as we can expect

When the southern elephant

Scratches its itches… 

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No matter what…

Someone wins

And someones voice feels not heard…

A mandate to govern is not a mandate to ignore

Or pick and choose

Especially pitting those who voted for you vs those who voted against

The voices are still part of the community that have been elected to represent.

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Always fun to be a humanities teacher when an election… regardless of which level… is happening!

Still hoping to increase the participation rates!