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Bruce Cameron, a Black press columnist whoB次元官网网址檚 been a pollster and a strategist for more than 35 years, working for Gallup, Decima and Angus Reid before founding his own consultancy, Return on Insight, discusses the results of the B.C. municipal elections.

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Typically, homeowners tend to vote in higher proportions than renters, they pay property tax and they may have been there longer as well, because often people will rent when theyB次元官网网址檙e first coming into a community.

Cameron was asked what was the solution to increasing the turnout for local elections.

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A longtime Alberta and B.C. pollster and strategist, Cameron was asked about AlbertaB次元官网网址檚 new leader and her route to the premierB次元官网网址檚 office.

B次元官网网址楾he problem that Danielle Smith has is that she ran so far to the right to gain the leadership position that itB次元官网网址檚 going to be tough to tack back to the middle, to actually be elected by the majority of Albertans. Even though AlbertaB次元官网网址檚 reputation is a very far-right province, in Calgary and Edmonton, the politics are quite mixed.

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