Politicians of any stripe, at every level, tend not to be  held in the highest of esteem these days. Having said this, getting at what truly makes a candidate for public office tick remains a useful exercise in a democracy — an informed electorate is much preferable to, well... the opposite.

In this spirit, host RG Morse sat down recently with Jonathan Carruthers, candidate for a village Council position in the tiny British Columbia community of Kaslo, and discussed Carruther's roots, his interests, and the matters he deems most important as we approach an October 15 election.