Why civic politics is actually a step up from provincial
IS BEING AN MLA really a step up from civic politics? I’ve never thought so, but the traditional thinking is that it is.
The subject comes to mind with the announcement this week that NDP MLA Leonard Krog will run for mayor of Nanaimo in the Oct. 20 civic election. He’s hedging his bets — he’ll continue as MLA for Nanaimo and if he loses the mayoral race he’ll carry on in the Legislature.
In other words, being an MLA is second best and only a backup job as far as he’s concerned.
Former Kamloops mayor Peter Milobar did the opposite, of course, when he decided to run for the Liberals in Kamloops-North Thompson, resigning from council only after his election as MLA was secure.