11-25-2011, 10:14 AM
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Norm!
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He'd better run a stronger campaign.
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11-25-2011, 10:17 AM
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
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Agreed. I think he along with everybody else under estimated Nenshi; and figured he could easily beat Barb. I don't think he will make that mistake again.
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11-25-2011, 12:23 PM
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Norm!
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Considering that I voted for our current Mayor because of the bad campains run by the other candidates.
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11-25-2011, 12:42 PM
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Best of luck to Mr. McIver. I'm obviously glad he didn't win the Mayoralty but he conducted himself throughout the campaign in a way deserving of respect.
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Last edited by Bunk; 11-25-2011 at 12:45 PM.
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11-25-2011, 01:01 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Might be a good thing for SE LRT if McIver gets in provincially? I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, McIver should be quite amenable to having the province do more for cities. On the other, I don't know if the things he'd want to do for Calgary would be the ones we'd want.
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11-25-2011, 01:04 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by SebC
Might be a good thing for SE LRT if McIver gets in provincially? I'm not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, McIver should be quite amenable to having the province do more for cities. On the other, I don't know if the things he'd want to do for Calgary would be the ones we'd want.
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Encouraging more mass transit usage? That's social engineering! Better to save every Calgarian $5/month on their tax bill instead.
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11-25-2011, 01:16 PM
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Encouraging more mass transit usage? That's social engineering! Better to save every Calgarian $5/month on their tax bill instead.
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That's not conisistent with McIver's mayoral campaign at all. He wanted to continue subsidizing sprawl and build the SE LRT (also a sprawl inducer), which would've meant long term tax increases.
For clarity: I like investing in transit, but if you build to the edge of the city and subsidize the houses that will be more likely to get built there as a result, that's bad for the city as a whole.
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11-25-2011, 01:23 PM
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Franchise Player
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I was just making fun of McIver's opposition to TOD and Plan It, which he infamously called "social engineering".
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11-25-2011, 03:36 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Die Blinky, die! Why won't you die?!
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11-25-2011, 06:25 PM
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I think Ric would be a fine MLA. Hopefully he'd help solve the ring road issue once and for all. It's right up his alley, I think. No pun, I swear.
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11-26-2011, 07:31 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Its interesting to me. I just figured that Ric would be closer to the Wildrose? I think that things must be better for the Tories than what I had gathered.
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11-26-2011, 08:24 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Calgary.
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I've always thought he played more of a "Provincial" political game than a municipal one. I think that the tough-talking, straight-shooting "Doctor No" persona will play better in a party environment.
This news doesn't really excite me, but it doesn't bother me either. Good Luck Rick.
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12-05-2011, 10:25 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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McIver - 410
Art Johnston - 121
Discuss.
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12-06-2011, 07:30 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Well one of them ran for mayor and received roughly 100k votes. The other is Art Johnston who of course is famous for running for the PCs in Calgary and winning his seat. It was a foregone conclusion IMO.
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12-06-2011, 08:34 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Mayor of McKenzie Towne
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Previous to his stint as alderman, Ric lost the nomination for this position to Art.
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12-06-2011, 07:06 PM
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Backup Goalie
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Ric will be the best backbench MLA that Calgary-Hays will ever have. 
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12-06-2011, 07:35 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
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Previous to his stint as alderman, Ric lost the nomination for this position to Art.
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Oh really? I didn't realise that. Its interesting to see how much progress he has made since that whereas Johnston basically stayed still.
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