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Originally Posted by Muta
Just out of curiosity, why isn't Nenshi allowed to fundraise like this? There's a campaign coming up, don't they need funds to run for mayor? How is this any different than political donations anywhere? If someone could shed some light, that'd be appreciated.
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He is allowed. Its entirely legal. It just shows him to be a hypocrite based on his own past comments, and it shows that he sells access to his time.
If you were to charge $5000 per person for a 2 hour lunch, how many people would take you up on that offer? The answer is of course, none.
But what if you also happened to be a voting member of city counsel, in addition to being the mayor, and the company arranging the lunch was an architectural firm with a vested interest in your decisions, and they are doing you a favour by bringing 20 people together to get you 200K to campaign with? Most of whom would likely be in the real estate development community.
It stinks by any measure. And now Nenshi and his team have decided against proceeding with it, which speaks for itself.
Power corrupts. That's the lesson here. And in general I think Nenshi is a very ethical guy, and takes ethics seriously. But then he goes and asks for 5K for lunch with his purpleness. Amazing.