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CHEERS AND JEERS: Cheers to newly elected P.E.I. council members

Cheers to all of the newly elected politicians and the unsuccessful candidates who ran in recent municipal elections. Holding municipal office is an often thankless job and it’s not easy for someone to put themselves out there for public scrutiny during a campaign, especially when they know they might not win. The number of seats acclaimed or left vacant around the province attest to how hard it can be to find people willing to put their names forward. Politicians also face abuse and vitriol that can make it even harder. That abuse is one of the things keeping more women from running for office and the lack of female candidates was visible in the province’s biggest communities. The ratio of male to female winners on Nov. 2 was skewed heavily toward men. On the positive side, Charlottetown, Cornwall and Three Rivers will go into the next term with women as mayors. The success of those three women will hopefully encourage others to follow their lead the next time Islanders go to the polls.

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