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Originally Posted by nik-
This pretty much sums up the Calgary I know. The East thinks it's progressive because it elects people from minority check boxes. Calgary is progressive because it doesn't even consider it noteworthy.
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Nenshi talks about this a bit in this interview with the BBC.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18067650
I like how he refuses to let the conversation be about him. Which really embodies the uniqueness of that mayoral election, and this city, because it wasn't ever about him then either. His popularity stemmed from his ideas and vision for Calgary, it was never about him as an individual at all.