Marianne Alto
Mayor of Victoria, British ColumbiaWikipedia
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Oct 15, 2026
NicHOST
There's also one thing about politics in BC is there, there's no term limits for councilors, mayors, so they could be sitting in council for their whole lives.
RaeHOST
Yeah, it's like, uh, Marianne Alto, who's currently the incumbent mayor-
NicHOST
Yeah
RaeHOST
... she's actually been serving on council I think since 2011? Or-
Adam StirlingHOST
Uh, further to that though, we did coverage of the Victoria debates last week, as all of you know.
Adam StirlingHOST
One of the things that we talked about was candidate Bruce McQuiggan, and a question he was asked by Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto as to what he would do differently over and above what Alto is doing.
Adam StirlingHOST
We analyzed that a- answer last week, and one of the things that I said is I didn't hear a whole lot of specifics in there.
Adam StirlingHOST
Bruce McQuiggan actually wanted to come on the show, and he wanted to talk more about what he would actually do given that case.
Adam StirlingHOST
And the final update on the community safety and well-being plan was given to council last Thursday at Committee of the Whole.
Adam StirlingHOST
The issue of, of safety and order in the downtown, whether it's homelessness, whether it's other issues, was key during our recent CFAX debate.
Adam StirlingHOST
And when Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto gave her opponent, Bruce McQuiggan, an opportunity to answer what he would do differently, one of the questions that we were analyzing was that one.
Adam StirlingHOST
And I hate to say it, but I didn't hear nearly as much as I wish I had heard as a, as a potential voter or as a member of the public, not so much about what Alto had done wrong, but what Bruce McQuiggan, if elected, would do right.
Adam StirlingHOST
I've seen some reasons reported in various media that, you know, but I, I don't really know what to make of.
Adam StirlingHOST
Um, I'm sure there are skeptics out there that will point to recent controversy about a very controversial issue that was, for a time, on the Victoria Council agenda in terms of a public speakers list earlier this week before Mayor Marianne Alto held a press conference earlier this week to say it was being removed.
Adam StirlingHOST
Um, whether that had anything to do with the various members of council suddenly being unable to attend the meeting that night, people will speculate.
Adam StirlingHOST
Ultimately, we have reasons that the councilors are giving, and the voters can judge those reasons as they see fit.
NicHOST
Let's do it
RayHOST
... we're gonna start with Marianne Alto.
NicHOST
Okay.
RayHOST
Um, who is also our incumbent mayor, which means that she is currently serving, um, as mayor for the past four years and is seeking re-election.
RayHOST
Um, Marianne Alto, I think out of maybe all of the mayoral candidate- candidates, is the only person I think who has experience on council so far.
NicHOST
Mm, I think you're right.
RayHOST
Yeah, and Marianne Alto also has been, she's only been mayor for the last term, so since 2022, but she's been serving on council since 2014.
NicHOST
Yeah.
Adam StirlingHOST
We're going to be getting to those clips coming up.
Adam StirlingHOST
Right off the bat, I was really interested to see the dynamic between the two strongest personalities at the table, Marianne Alto and Bruce McGuigan.
Adam StirlingHOST
You'll have different people agree and disagree on who they think is the better candidate to be mayor.
Adam StirlingHOST
Alto is favored to win, given the various stakeholders that have already given their endorsements.
Adam StirlingHOST
And yet Bruce McGuigan also, I think, put some interesting comments forward this morning.
Adam StirlingHOST
The one thing that I'm left with, though, after listening to that debate, and the one thing that I try to tell people...
Adam StirlingHOST
They say, like, "Adam, tell me one thing about Victoria Council that the average person out there might not intuitively come up with immediately, that if they look and actually pay attention is undeniable." And that is, Marianne Alto is very, very smart.
Adam StirlingHOST
She knows the files backwards and forwards.
Adam StirlingHOST
Back on the air here at CFAX 1070.
Adam StirlingHOST
And exactly what any of the other Victoria candidates would do differently from the current, uh, mayor and council, Marianne Alto.
Adam StirlingHOST
She put that question to Bruce McQuiggan earlier today.
Adam StirlingHOST
And again, I, I didn't hear a concrete list of steps and, and actions that would be taken other than critique at what the current mayor and council has done.
Adam StirlingHOST
'Cause you and I know that among the best examples of expansion of municipal services into the what's argued to be the lane of the province is the city of Victoria.
Adam StirlingHOST
And yet, um, and I'm thinking about the debate that I watched recently with Marianne Alto and Bruce McGuigan going back and forth.
Adam StirlingHOST
The argument that you hear Mayor Alto make is that there's an expectation that somebody do something in terms of various levels of government.
Adam StirlingHOST
And so the argument that there's a problem, that the province is not doing enough to solve the problem, becomes de facto justification for the city doing something.
Adam StirlingHOST
This is Adam Sterling on CFAX 1070.
Adam StirlingHOST
I will say, though, that if the dollar place lowest barrier homeless service hub that was originally planned had come to fruition and there had been all that stuff, I would not be saying the things that I'm saying about Mary or Marianne Alto right now.
Adam StirlingHOST
Ultimately, the consultation lack thereof.
Adam StirlingHOST
that happened with the North Park Neighborhood Association.