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Voter turnout in Canada’s 44th general election on Sept. 20 was down throughout the country and in both Prince George ridings. In Cariboo-Prince George 50,762 of 85,187 registered electors or 59.59 per cent voted whereas voter turnout for the riding was 65 per cent in 2019.
Prince George-Peace River-Northern Rockies also saw a dip in voter turnout. On Sept. 20 there were 49,019 of 79,952 registered electors or 61.31 per cent who voted in the riding. This is a dip from 2019 when 67 per cent of voters cast a ballot. Decreased voter turnout was also reflected nationally as Elections Canada says 61.3 per cent of registered voters cast a ballot compared to 67 per cent in
the 2019 federal election. The federal election in 2015 saw a voter turnout of just over 68 per cent. Nationally the Liberals were elected to a minority government with 158 seats, followed by the Conservatives as official opposition with 119 seats. A total of 170 seats would have been needed to form a majority government. The Bloc has 34 seats, the NDP 25 and the Green Party has two.
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Opponents of the proposal from West Coast Olefins to build a petrochemical complex took their case for stopping the project to city council on Monday night. Dr. Marie Hay led off a presentation by citing a litany of health concerns linked to similar complexes elsewhere – from a range of cancers to liver and kidney damage, to obesity, to reproductive disorders and infertility. Workers, residents and children will be exposed, she said. “Air, water and land pollution from such industries harm the health of people who live up to 35 kilometres around them,” said Hay, a medical doctor, who added fish and wildlife will also be exposed. She said the areas around Sarnia, Ont. and in Louisiana have both come to be known as Cancer Alley as a result of the pollution from petrochemical operations in those areas. Hay told council she is sharing “evidence-based facts,” and that council has a “fiduciary responsibility to first and foremost protect the health and wellbeing of Prince George citizens.” “After hearing these frightening health facts, you will not in the future be able to use the defence that you did not know because it is now in the public domain and on public record,” Hay continued.