Many of us complain about the state of politics as being too much gamesmanship and not enough getting about the business of getting stuff done, especially at the municipal level. I don't really know what Farkas will be but I do know he is continuing his trend of mostly style over substance, politicking over leading. That can certainly be useful in certain situations but I think less so at the municipal level. The UCP wants cities to be politicized. It fits their long-term agenda for making Alberta into a more American-like state (if not actually American).
I don't know if I'm going to vote for Gondek or Thiessen at this point but I do know that Farkas is not an option.
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