MF YYC Politics - there, I mega did it

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Amethyst

Cathy Jacobs, owner of Angel's Cafe and big supporter of the trucker convoy and Tamara Lich, is running for councillor in ward 1 for A Better Calgary party.

Could these parties have chosen worse names? Stupid and I can never remember which one is which.

Will have to remember this and eliminate whomever is running for mayor under this banner.


they should name them like the old days in the phone book.

A Better Calgary
AA Better Calgary
AAA Better Calgary

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Lubicon

Will have to remember this and eliminate whomever is running for mayor under this banner.


they should name them like the old days in the phone book.

A Better Calgary
AA Better Calgary
AAA Better Calgary

The names are so ####ing dumb. Thank the UCP for bringing this on us. From my point of view:

A Better Calgary Party = far right lunatics.
Communities First = Less far right UCP bootlickers
The Calgary Party = Progressive/center left

Do with that what you will.

[Wormius]

Yeah, I don’t need my councillor voting along some party lines or being beholden to party values. So stupid.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Torture

The names are so ####ing dumb. Thank the UCP for bringing this on us. From my point of view:

A Better Calgary Party = far right lunatics.
Communities First = Less far right UCP bootlickers
The Calgary Party = Progressive/center left

Do with that what you will.

Thanks that's useful, at least if cuts out candidates from two of the parties right off the bat.

[The Fisher Account]

I'm so looking forward to this:

"Sorry constituents of Ward X. I had to vote against something that would improve your lives because we're supposed to vote as a block and one of the Councilors representing a ward 23km away didn't like it. Oopsy doopsy! Welcome to municipal political parties!"

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Torture

The names are so ####ing dumb. Thank the UCP for bringing this on us. From my point of view:

A Better Calgary Party = far right lunatics.
Communities First = Less far right UCP bootlickers
The Calgary Party = Progressive/center left

Do with that what you will.

How could someone not go with Let's Party

[Wolven]

Originally Posted by Torture

The names are so ####ing dumb. Thank the UCP for bringing this on us. From my point of view:

A Better Calgary Party = far right lunatics.
Communities First = Less far right UCP bootlickers
The Calgary Party = Progressive/center left

Do with that what you will.

Would it have killed them to go with Calgary Progressive Party? Or they could have been the Calgary Progressive Conservatives and then just collect all of the votes of conservative voters who won't bother to research the election but will blindly check the box for the CPC or the Progressive Conservatives.

[TorqueDog]

Slava, though I'm no longer in Ward 11, I am looking forward to you all voting out Kourtney Penner. I believe in you.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

Slava, though I'm no longer in Ward 11, I am looking forward to you all voting out Kourtney Penner. I believe in you.

Is she running again? I thought I heard that she wasn't?

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Slava

Is she running again? I thought I heard that she wasn't?

She just announced that she is going to.

[PaperBagger'14]

I was browsing the Communities First YYC info page and the double speak is so very blatant:

“Communities First brings a group of likeminded future councillors and mayoral candidate who will work together to ensure meaningful progress on key issues.”

…a few paragraphs later…

“Every Councillor must be free to represent their constituents first and foremost”

[para transit fellow]

has any of these municipal political parties ever explained who actually leads (i.e. "calls the shots") in these parties?

[fotze2]

Definitely seeing the Farkas signs and sharpe, have not seen any others. Is gyondek cooked or hasn’t started?

[Locke]

Originally Posted by fotze2

Definitely seeing the Farkas signs and sharpe, have not seen any others. Is gyondek cooked or hasn’t started?

Why not both?

[Fuzz]

I've been getting several Gondek emails. Are they even permitted to have signs go out yet? I thought it had to be under a month. Which is a good thing. I know Farkas did the early thing last time too. Several months out.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by Torture

The names are so ####ing dumb. Thank the UCP for bringing this on us. From my point of view:

A Better Calgary Party = far right lunatics.
Communities First = Less far right UCP bootlickers
The Calgary Party = Progressive/center left

Do with that what you will.

Which party is the looney left?

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

How could someone not go with Let's Party

Toga Party

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by PaperBagger'14

I was browsing the Communities First YYC info page and the double speak is so very blatant:

“Communities First brings a group of likeminded future councillors and mayoral candidate who will work together to ensure meaningful progress on key issues.”

…a few paragraphs later…

“Every Councillor must be free to represent their constituents first and foremost”

Those statements define how politics work.

It’s a greasy profession.

[Amethyst]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I've been getting several Gondek emails. Are they even permitted to have signs go out yet? I thought it had to be under a month. Which is a good thing. I know Farkas did the early thing last time too. Several months out.

I went on vacation in August and came home to discover the election threw up on my neighbourhood. Giant signs everywhere. Only for councillor though, haven't seen any mayor ones.

[Ashartus]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I've been getting several Gondek emails. Are they even permitted to have signs go out yet? I thought it had to be under a month. Which is a good thing. I know Farkas did the early thing last time too. Several months out.

I think on private property you can put signs up whenever you want, the restrictions are on public property.