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Originally Posted by GullFoss
Who doesn't care about wokeness? Farkas
Who doesn't play identity politics? Farkas
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Um, wat? Farkas brings it up more than anyone so that he can position himself as the "I don't play identity politics like some 'woke' librul" candidate far more than Nenshi or anyone else on council actually gives a toss about it.
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Who actually cares that municipal taxes keep going up at a time incomes have stagnated? Farkas
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You know they went
down this year, right? The City has eliminated about 600 jobs in the last two years. There are fewer people working for the City now than at the beginning of Nenshi's second term as mayor, even though population has grown by about 20% since.
What does Farkas propose cutting to balance said budget, if they continue to cut taxes? If Farkas really gives a crap about taxes how come he has consistently voted against any cuts to police, fire, transit and roads, even though these make up
over 80% of the City budget? He says he'd take it from "public art and bike lanes"; do you know how much money the City
actually spends on public art and bike lanes? A
pittance compared to police, fire, roads and transit...
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Who actually cares about his community associations and their constituents? Farkas
Every time I have emailed or called Farkas, he calls me back. EVERY TIME!
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I'll give him that, he is very conscientious about reaching out to and being receptive to feedback from constituents. He's a populist; doesn't mean he's 'good'.
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Nenshi in contrast went to Harvard so he knows what's best. EVERY TIME!
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You know why Nenshi seems arrogant and condescending, like he's "the smartest person in the room"? Because with respect to the rest of city council,
he is. If you've ever been to a council meeting you'd see it.
Not to say I would vote for Nenshi—I was incensed that he gave CSEC tons of money for the new arena and pushed so hard for the Olympics, when he positioned himself as the candidate that wouldn't be a pushover to these influences—but Farkas is a boob. A vapid Manning-Centre-trained populist with no concrete policy ideas, just a bunch of hot air about cutting taxes.