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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Does that mean his department is above questioning? Not at all. But it's the wrong battle for Nenshi to be picking.
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By picking that battle he's getting his name out there in front of the voters. It was a brilliant move - he's showing that he is willing to take on the bureaucrats at City Hall, even the supposedly untouchable ones like Hanson.
It's especially effective because there is no credibility to a denial of Nenshi's figures in the absence of any evidence. If you're going to challenge what someone says, you need to do more than say "that's wrong, I know the truth but I won't tell it to you." Making a statement at all was a mistake on Hanson's part, now if he debates Nenshi's figures he's acknowledging that the figures are open to question, and if he stonewalls many people will figure there is something there to hide. Either way, Nenshi is further ahead.