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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
Perhaps but it falls to the candidate to get his/her message out in a clear way.
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I agree. Did you read the releases by Nenshi? Did you listen to his interview on QR77 yesterday? Spelled out his position pretty well for me.
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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
I already said that the police aren't above questions. But that doesn't mean it was a smart strategy for Nenshi. I guess we'll find out on the 18th.
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Fair enough. That's simply a matter of opinion.
One more thing though. I'd like to bring this up again since I haven't really gotten a clear message from you on it.
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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
The department's budget was questioned and I thought the response was appropriate. At the same time though the Chief of Police shouldn't feel obliged to get into any extended back and forth with candidates.
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So just to clarify, you feel that an appropriate response for Chief Rick Hanson, a civil servant, was to:
- See Nenshi quote figures from Statistics Canada and a Police Service Report
- Interpret that there was an insinuation made
- Issue a public press release targeting a single candidate for public office in the middle of the election campaign
- Say in that press release that the figures, from Statistics Canada and a Police Service Report, were inaccurate
- After being asked by the candidate that he entered into public dialogue with how those figures were inaccurate - and possibly provide some accurate ones - say that he did not want to enter into a debate
That's an appropriate response? Just checking.