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7 - Sunday, March 36, 1986 - North Shore News

District alderman ponders over petitions

Dear Editor:

As an alderman in the District of
North Vancouver, I am regularly
Presented with petitions. On most
cases the petitions are against
(negative) rather than in favor
(Fositive) of some endeavor.

T have reached the conclusion
that in many cases negative peti-
tions could be a misleading repre-
sentation of the attitudes and
wishes of the signers.

When voting against something,
it is important to zationalize your
particular stand in opposition and
present it as an individual. To op-
pose as part of a group is to risk
being identified with the most vio-
lently opposing segment of the
group.

The Satter usually take the initia-
tive in drawing up the wording of
the pctition, explaining it at public
meetings and in ongoing lobbying
of the politicians.

The individual signer of the peti-
tion may only mildly oppose the
project or be little affected when
compared to others in opposition.
These subtle and important dif.
ferences could be missed in a

There is a danger that petitions
could also be too much used to
weigh the pros and cons of issues
in local government.

Not as much caution need be
exercised regarding the signing of
positive petitions. The success of
the petition usually results in ac-
tion and often the production of
something intangible.

If the individual who signed the

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result, then this will provide him
with a salutary lesson in petition
signing and stimulate a more
thoughtful appreach in the future.

! would suggest that petitions
(negative or positive) should never
be signed on the spur of the mo-
ment, but only after time is given
for reflection. Preferably each citi-
zen should put his own thoughts
on the matter in writing and make
his own presentation to council.

If you strongly oppose a project
and have some significant reasons,
you can surely take the time to
make your protest individually.

Municipal councils will continue
to receive petitions and senior gov-
ernments will continue to conduct
polls (the latter tu stay in power

rather than to govern well!)

I hope that we politicians, whilz
not ignoring polls and petitions,
will be able to put both in perspec-
tive when reaching our decisions.

Ald. Stephen McMinn
North Van District

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