The province’s Commission on Electoral Reform recommends the voting age be lowered to 16. Yesterday’s report comes after four months of consultation and also recommends preferential balloting, which Premier Brian Gallant says should be voted on by you. The commission does caution against online voting due to concerns about security, confidentiality and privacy.
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RCMP Officer Cleared in Valley Chase Accident
The Province’s Special Investigation Response Team so no charges are warranted in the accident of a vehicle involved in a police chase. An RCMP cruiser had pursued a suspect vehicle on Highway 101 last July 24th before calling off the chase for safety reasons. The suspect vehicle was later found overturned on Highway 221in Weston after investigators say it left the road while travelling 165km per hour. The province’s SIRT team investigates all incidents of injury incurred in incidents involving police but found the mountie was justified in chasing the vehicle and acted appropriately.