I live in Druh's ward. I'll say I voted against her a few elections ago, just after she helped champion that ridiculous shut down Memorial for a day and have a party. She pushes the envelope quite a bit on the progressive side, and despite my appreciation for that point of view she can take it to the nth degree.
Despite that I have come around to respecting her. She was bang on with the peace bridge. She took lots of flack for that. Same with the bike lanes. She's our very own slice of Portlandia, but I believe she is actually a genuine about it. I respect that.
Calgary looks like Calgary because of people like Druh. People who actually care a lot about living here. Does that mean she should get free reign, heck no. However, I'll listen to her opinion over Sean Chu any day. At least I know it is well researched and thought out, even if it is sometimes impractical.
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