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Originally Posted by Bunk
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Br...880/story.html
Nenshi weighs in. The comments are offensive in and of themselves, but I think that other problem is the reputation of the city and the province. This racist and homophobic crap is the kind of reputational stuff that prevents a lot of young mobile talent from considering Calgary as a place to move. Nenshi did a lot to turn around that reputation, and this garbage slides us right back. I think that's why Nenshi feels this is a city matter. I wonder what the captains of industry downtown think about it.
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Young mobile talent considers Calgary because it is one of the few places with tonnes of opportunity and decent- to high-paying jobs in Canada / North America / world. To suggest that this one yokel's ill-stated comment will reverse all the multi-ethnic goodwill gained on Nenshi's successful bid for mayor is a bit of an overstatement.