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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
How is it different? Probably because - unless you have a sekrit tape of Nenshi's fundraiser showing otherwise- he didn't hold the event in secret, nor did he use it to discuss how to buy control of city council for his personal gain.
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I think you're really stretching it here. There is nothing wrong with holding a meeting with like minded people (business colleagues and even competition) to discuss what's in their common best interest. And if they do hold said meeting, are they supposed to do a press release to let everyone know? Not saying anything does not make it secret. And requesting that it be private, and not recorded does not make it nefarious.
I fully understand why people are seriously rubbed the wrong way by that meeting, and what was discussed, but it's no different than the meetings that unions hold, and oil companies hold.
I guess what I'm saying is that if it really bugs you, so be it. Go ahead and hate builders because it's the cool thing to do these days, especially here on CP, but holding a meeting to discuss which candidates to support is nothing new, it's not illegal, and it happens every election with all kinds of groups.