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Bruce Cameron, a Black press columnist whosa国际传媒檚 been a pollster and a strategist for more than 35 years, working for Gallup, Decima and Angus Reid before founding his own consultancy, Return on Insight, discusses the results of the B.C. municipal elections.

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Cameron was asked what was the solution to increasing the turnout for local elections.

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A longtime Alberta and B.C. pollster and strategist, Cameron was asked about Albertasa国际传媒檚 new leader and her route to the premiersa国际传媒檚 office.

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