Editor: There are citizens that are concerned about The Voice adding an electoral question about Trump.
I applauded this added question. There isn’t a more relevant topic on Chatham-Kent and Canadian minds currently.
One comment was that the municipality does not deal with foreign governments, but I beg to differ. We have a former mayor that made trips to China seeking foreign investment for Chatham-Kent.
To me, this is a very simple yes/no question, and if a candidate struggles with this
question, how are they going to deal with a tough question within council, on say a Capitol Theatre, or a new city hall?
When you put your name out for public office, your opinions now matter, and voters need to know where you stand. An uninformed voter, or a secretive candidate, are dangerous things to our future.
Voters need to know how councillors will lean on topics, or their motivation to run for office. A councillor’s opinion becomes a one of 15 vote towards approving decisions, so, yes, their opinions do matter.
If you want to keep your opinions private, or not take a stand on an important issue, then I don’t think public office is the correct path for that person to take.
Richard Sadler
Chatham
