The only way a McIver victory would have garnered international coverage is if he snapped and started sniping people from the Calgary Tower whilst wearing lingerie and a ball gag.
"Calgary’s not alone in buzzing over a Muslim mayor swept to power on a surge of digital social media.
Headlines and articles from across Canada and the world have picked up on the unlikely story of upstart candidate Naheed Nenshi...."
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