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Originally Posted by Bunk
If you're looking for most direct business qualifications:
Naheed Nenshi spent a lot of years as consultant with global firm McKinsey & Co. Now teaches how to run non-profits, which is basically exactly what the City of Calgary is. Also was chair of the Epcor Centre.
Ric McIver worked as a sales manager for a food company before becoming Alderman.
Wayne Stewart was a Shell Executive.
Jon Lord owns Casablanca Video
Alnoor Kassam stole people's money from Nigerian Banks.. runs hotels.
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When you put it like that I would have to say that Nenshi is one of the least qualified. Political experience has to count for something in the mix, as well as some real world experience. Nenshi has no political experience whatsoever (which I'm sure you're planning on spinning as a good thing because he's new, yada, yada, yada). His other experience teaching is great, but what does that say for his corporate and business acumen? I wouldn't qualify the city as a non-profit in any sense...
I'm not so sure that we should have a guy in there who is totally green, politically speaking. I'm not supporting Mciver, but you can't really take a shot at a guy who was elected and served two terms for his ward. He has kind of worked his way up here...if the voters decide he is worthy and has learned enough to be mayor. Same has to be said about Connelly and Jon Lord. Of course my preferred is in the conversation here, with that being Kent Hehr.