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Jimmy Stang · 09-27-2011, 12:27 PM

I think that Nenshi would be wasted on provincial or federal politics. The civic realm gives him the ability to be progressive in some areas while still being fiscally responsible and transparent. At the provincial or federal level he'd be forced to play the partisan game and take on all of the narrow mindedness that declaring left or right would bring with it.

Ironically, his most controversial issue to date, in the media at least, was a fiscally conservative one by daring to ask police and fire to look for inefficiencies instead of writing a blank cheque. I like his mix and I don't think that he'd be able to exercise it anywhere but civic politics.

09-27-2011, 12:27 PM	#94
Jimmy Stang Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Calgary Exp:	I think that Nenshi would be wasted on provincial or federal politics. The civic realm gives him the ability to be progressive in some areas while still being fiscally responsible and transparent. At the provincial or federal level he'd be forced to play the partisan game and take on all of the narrow mindedness that declaring left or right would bring with it. Ironically, his most controversial issue to date, in the media at least, was a fiscally conservative one by daring to ask police and fire to look for inefficiencies instead of writing a blank cheque. I like his mix and I don't think that he'd be able to exercise it anywhere but civic politics.