Anyway, the main point is really being missed here. There are candidates who are receiving most of their money from what are nearly special interest groups, or groups with a vested interest. While they have every right to back the candidate of their choice, it should be disclosed.
Candidates such as Hehr and Nenshi are far from the problem here. Instead it's the Ric McIver side of things were developers paid about half of the tab for him to run aldermanically last time around.
That isn't to say that developers are all evil either, it's just a case where these ties should be transparent so that the electorate can make an informed decision.
As I have said before, it's a shame that both Naheed and Kent are running. It causes a split here and discussions here that really are not for the better.
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