This is the opportunity the Calgary Sun and 50+ year old white Calgarians have been waiting for since 2010. You could feel the vitrol from them since day 1, and far lesser slip ups saw them come out in droves to test the waters on how ridiculing him would go over. They woke up to the tabloid style picture on the front page of the Sun and went "YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our day has finally come!!!!".
I'm not saying he should be immune from criticism and certainly I've had some disagreements with him over the years, but there's a certain crowd in this city that were never going to give him a chance from day one and that's frustrating because he really is a rare Politian and bleeds Calgary, fighting tooth and nail for what he believes will make us a better, more vibrant, beautiful and accepting city.
This city was stuck in developer funded hell for so many years, drifting into another suburban sprawl cookie cutter, Anywhere USA/Canada clone, and the shift away from that over the past few years has been inspiring and pride inducing.
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