Dear Editor:
RE: PC candidate Joseph Racinsky not planning to attend debates, Feb. 13.
After reading all of the negative comments about Joseph Racinsky, I just have to say a few words. Having worked closely on elections for 28 years, I have concluded that all-candidates meetings are, indeed, a waste of time.
Never have I seen an objective question raised without an ulterior motive. Almost all questions are posed to try to embarrass one or more candidates.
To Racinsk I say, “If your job is to meet people, go do it.”
To those who claim they didn’t have a chance to nominate him, I ask, “What other candidate did you nominate?” The way to nominate a candidate is to join a riding executive and help with the process.
Bill Baxter,
Fergus
*Editor’s note: Our reporters have attended dozens of all-candidates meetings and debates over several decades and, in general, the questions raised at these events are fair and objective.