Meet Jeff Kibble - Oh Wait, You Can't

2025 - 04 - 19

Meet Jeff Kibble - Oh Wait, You Can't

Elections are job interviews, and one candidate isn’t showing up.

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At the end of the day, this is a job interview.

Elections are how we, the public, decide who’s best suited to represent us. It’s our only chance to ask questions, hear from candidates, compare their values, and make an informed choice.

But Conservative candidate Jeff Kibble? He’s not showing up.

According to a recent article in the Times Colonist, Instead of participating in all-candidates meetings, he’s holding fireside chats hosted by big-game hunter and Trump family friend Jim Shockey, someone who publicly praised Donald Trump and dismissed all-candidates forums as “slogan-yelling venues for every species of protester.”

You read that right. Kibble is choosing carefully curated events with a partisan host over open, public debates. And he’s doing it while his party leads the polls in our riding.

This matters. Elections are about making informed choices. When a candidate won’t show up, won’t answer questions, and surrounds himself with people aligned with Trump’s brand of politics, it raises serious concerns. Because at the end of the day, these aren’t influencers or TV personalities. They’re trying to represent your voice in Parliament.

This isn’t just disappointing. It’s anti-democratic.

Refusing to face the public, answer tough questions, or be challenged by other candidates undermines the very process we rely on to choose our leaders. It’s like applying for a job, refusing to be interviewed, and still expecting to be hired.

Refusing to face the public, answer tough questions, or be challenged by other candidates undermines the very process we rely on to choose our leaders. It’s like applying for a job, refusing to be interviewed, and still expecting to be hired.

Worse, it raises serious questions about who Kibble is really accountable to. Because when your campaign is cozying up to Trump allies and dodging local voters, people start to wonder if he will be answering to Cowichan–Malahat–Langford or to Pierre Poilievre’s inner circle.

In stark contrast, Liberal candidate Blair Herbert is showing up. To every debate, every forum, every media request and on thousands of doorsteps. He is listening. He’s taking questions. He’s returning calls. He’s treating this election with the seriousness it deserves.

Because if you want to lead, you have to show up first.