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Originally Posted by Draug
I used to be apethic towards the mayoral election, but not anymore.
Years and years ago, it seemed that the Mayor simply kept the city running nice and smooth. Life was always good to me in Calgary - traffic was decent, crime was very low, etc, etc.
Then, our current mayor took power. It seems like everything has gone to hell since then. Granted, an argument can be made that it is the city's rapid growth since then that is causing so many of the problems, and not an inadequate mayor. But, the reverse side of that is that our mayor is not keeping up with the demands placed on the city by the extreme growth.
Regardless, I'll be excercising my political power and voting for a mayor for the first time. I'll be using my voice to show displeasure in the current situation. I havent checked out the platforms of any candidates (yet), but I will not be voting for our current mayor. Traffic/transportation and crime are my two biggest concerns.
People, use your vote!
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I seriously hope not everyone is going to blame the Mayor for the almost unheard of growth we have experienced.
Hopefully people will realize that the City of Calgary (as a corporation) is having the same staffing problems that every other company in this city is having. It's not like we don't have a major road other than Deerfoot because we have Bronconnier as our Mayor... We could have had Rudy himself as our Mayor and that still wouldn't change the fact that there just aren't enough people to do all the work that needs to be done, as fast as it needs to get done.
Do people want to fire the CEO of Burger King just because some of the Calgary locations can't find enough employees to keep their drive-thrus open?