2010 Mayors Race

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Bunk

Yeah, he primarily self-financed about a $1 million campaign in 2007. I believe the new rules only allow up to $10,000 in self-financing and $5000 in contributions from other individuals etc.

I agree, he has no chance.

I'm going to have to take another look...I thought for sure that the limit was $5k in self financing, but I confess that I really don't know that for sure!

Either way its a far cry from the $1mm he spent last time. That combined with his shady past should leave him battling the chicken guy for next to last!

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Slava

Anyway, it is what it is. I would just greatly prefer to have someone living in the ward representing the ward. Truthfully the traffic issue is not a huge impact on me, ts just a minor annoyance. But when someone has been a two term alderman and can point to nothing that have brought forward as progress in the height of a boom for the city it makes me wonder why they should even be in the mayoralty conversation.

She's spending all her time fighting off the Shawnee Slopes development apparently. In the last edition of the community newsletter thing she said "The Shawnee Slopes is a valuable green space treasured by all Calgarians." Really? Does anyone outside of that area even know what Shawnee Slopes is? I thought that little Fish Creek Park thing less than 5 minutes away was a valuable green space. Not like you can casually take the kids onto Shawnee Slopes either. Maybe she really likes playing golf there.

She says the major concern there is traffic. Really? The course is tiny, it's not going to be a huge increase. You've already said enough about Lake Frasier to make this point anyway.

Her head is screwed on backwards, it's hilarious.

[Ducay]

Originally Posted by Mazrim

She's spending all her time fighting off the Shawnee Slopes development apparently. In the last edition of the community newsletter thing she said "The Shawnee Slopes is a valuable green space treasured by all Calgarians." Really? Does anyone outside of that area even know what Shawnee Slopes is? I thought that little Fish Creek Park thing less than 5 minutes away was a valuable green space. Not like you can casually take the kids onto Shawnee Slopes either. Maybe she really likes playing golf there.

She says the major concern there is traffic. Really? The course is tiny, it's not going to be a huge increase. You've already said enough about Lake Frasier to make this point anyway.

Her head is screwed on backwards, it's hilarious.

While I can't say I'm really up to date on the whole Shawnee thing, I think the whole redevelopment thing is a maneuver, and you can't really fault her for putting a lot of effort into fighting it.

[Mazrim]

Originally Posted by Ducay

While I can't say I'm really up to date on the whole Shawnee thing, I think the whole redevelopment thing is a maneuver, and you can't really fault her for putting a lot of effort into fighting it.

You're right...those 100 people living along the golf course make a lot of money I imagine, so she's smart to help them.

On a serious note, I do agree there is some posturing going on, but I don't like how she's presenting it to the general public.

[The Yen Man]

Man, Al Noor must really be salivating at all the potential kickbacks for being a mayor. Didn't the guy spend over a million dollars last time to to try to win this thing? I guess all those kickbacks will make that one million look like nothing. Who knows how much Bronco made out with during his term.

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by The Yen Man

Man, Al Noor must really be salivating at all the potential kickbacks for being a mayor. Didn't the guy spend over a million dollars last time to to try to win this thing? I guess all those kickbacks will make that one million look like nothing. Who knows how much Bronco made out with during his term.

No smart person should go into politics for the money. Particularly if they're already worth more than what they could ever possibly make in politics.

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by Slava

I'm going to have to take another look...I thought for sure that the limit was $5k in self financing, but I confess that I really don't know that for sure!

It's 10 K limit for the candidate. Up to $5000.00 per year from a contributor. So those who have been campaigning for 3 years could actually receive up to 15 K from 'a' contributor.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by First Lady

It's 10 K limit for the candidate. Up to $5000.00 per year from a contributor. So those who have been campaigning for 3 years could actually receive up to 15 K from 'a' contributor.

Okay that's really strange. We're giving people an incentive to run 3-year campaigns.

[First Lady]

Originally Posted by SebC

Okay that's really strange. We're giving people an incentive to run 3-year campaigns.

It is strange indeed. They have just recently passed some of these financial rules and some don't make sense like....

... campaign period goes from January 1 following the last election to December 31 after the next election.

[Bigtime]

***Breaking News***

Alnoor had dinner at Divino on Stephen Avenue tonight.

How will this affect his run for mayor?

[Swayze11]

Any news on the poll?

[Slava]

Originally Posted by Swayze11

Any news on the poll?

Kent Hehr won in a landslide. Just change your allegiance already!

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by Swayze11

Any news on the poll?

Should I just start a thread and hope the mods attach a poll to it?

[Slava]

Here is a new policy release from Hehr:

http://kenthehr.ca/index.php?a=news&n=3