MF YYC Politics - there, I mega did it

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by wireframe

Because the alternatives are reborn Farkas and UCP surrogates Sharp and Davidson. Brad Theisson exists but people aren't interested in the Calgary Party and he hasn't done anything to differentiate himself.

I suppose, but Gondek has already demonstrated that she will pass exceptionally unpopular policies in the face of staunch opposition. I just can't support that.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by wireframe

I'm voting for Myke Atkinson in ward 7, Gondek for mayor, Bolger for public trustee. Looks like we have another progressive split in our future. Hopefully Terry Wong doesn't manage to stumble up the middle to continue doing nothing for another 4 years.

Myke, former station manager of CJSW?

https://www.mykeatkinson.ca/about

Yup

[puffnstuff]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

I suppose, but Gondek has already demonstrated that she will pass exceptionally unpopular policies in the face of staunch opposition. I just can't support that.

By being one vote Council?

[The Fisher Account]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

I suppose, but Gondek has already demonstrated that she will pass exceptionally unpopular policies in the face of staunch opposition. I just can't support that.

A Mayor with a backbone and convictions. My kinda gal

[GranteedEV]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

I suppose, but Gondek has already demonstrated that she will pass exceptionally unpopular policies in the face of staunch opposition. I just can't support that.

The UCP are "popular" in Calgary.

[calf]

I'm in Ward 1

Council - Between Joey Nowak and Dan Olesen. Would prefer to avoid voting for a party candidate, and the rest are part of the conservative parties, or independents with the same sort of talking points.

Public Trustee - having a hard time differentiating between candidates. I emailed them all with the same questions. Britt Hart, Sandra Grills, Jenny Regal all had similar responses that I liked. Cindy Dubray appears to be further to the right of me, so won't be getting my vote.

Mayor - between Farkas, Gondek and Thiessen at this point.

[PaperBagger'14]

Ward 12’s councillors are a dogs breakfast.

Byciuk - municipal party affiliated, previous UCP worker
Curtis - no party affiliation
Ferguson - municipal party affiliated, seems like a bit of a wing nut, local govt experience
Jamieson - municipal party affiliated, mentions religious background in description, previous conservative work in bio.
Khuttan - no party affiliation, previous work for conservative parties.

I had a 5 minute in person chat with Brent Curtis, he seems genuine and decent. No affiliations to vote along party lines is a big plus. He probably gets my vote even if he has less experience than most of the other candidates.

[Torture]

Originally Posted by wireframe

I'm voting for Myke Atkinson in ward 7, Gondek for mayor, Bolger for public trustee. Looks like we have another progressive split in our future. Hopefully Terry Wong doesn't manage to stumble up the middle to continue doing nothing for another 4 years.

I'm fine with either. Can all of Ward 7 Myke / Barrett voters flip a coin and agree which one to go with so we dont get Terry Wong again?

[wireframe]

Originally Posted by Torture

I'm fine with either. Can all of Ward 7 Myke / Barrett voters flip a coin and agree which one to go with so we dont get Terry Wong again?

Most people in the ward probably agree. Myke is ahead by basically every metric (signs, endorsements, the only early poll) and David decided to push through instead of dropping out. I don't blame David for seeing his campaign through to the end but him dropping out before the candidate deadline (he officially registered only on Sept 16) was our last chance to converge on one progressive candidate. Instead, we have to choose as voters and I'm choosing Myke because he's the front runner among progressives. Myke and Terry will be 1 and 2 but the winner is still up in the air.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

I suppose, but Gondek has already demonstrated that she will pass exceptionally unpopular policies in the face of staunch opposition. I just can't support that.

If you’re referring to the re-zoning, what’s so unpopular about that now? Nothing negative materialized from that, and basically proved it was all a big nothing burger from the start. What do you suppose repealing it would accomplish?

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

I suppose, but Gondek has already demonstrated that she will pass exceptionally unpopular policies in the face of staunch opposition. I just can't support that.

Which motion(s) has she tabled that you disagreed with the most?

[WideReceiver]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

I suppose, but Gondek has already demonstrated that she will pass exceptionally unpopular policies in the face of staunch opposition. I just can't support that.

Pass, or support? She can’t pass anything.

[corporatejay]

Originally Posted by Wormius

If you’re referring to the re-zoning, what’s so unpopular about that now? Nothing negative materialized from that, and basically proved it was all a big nothing burger from the start. What do you suppose repealing it would accomplish?

I'm specifically referring to re-zoning.

In Calgary's public consultation process regarding blanket rezoning, 62% of written submissions were opposed to the changes. Additionally, 88% of oral submissions during the public hearings also expressed opposition.

Despite that council said "we know better" and did it anyway. I just can't support something like that.

[Muta]

Any Ward 6 voters? Gonna start rolling up my sleeves and researching candidates here.

For me the mayor's race is between Gondek and Farkas, and maybe Thiessen, although there's something not sitting well with me about Farkas' about-face (like he'll revert to the old Farkas once in) and Thiessen is part of a party (which I really don't want to encourage with my vote).

Honestly wish we had stronger mayoral candidates like previous elections, but this time it is what it is.

[WideReceiver]

Anyone here voting for party candidates? Everyone I’ve asked would not join (candidates) or support (voters).

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Originally Posted by Muta

Any Ward 6 voters? Gonna start rolling up my sleeves and researching candidates here.

For me the mayor's race is between Gondek and Farkas, and maybe Thiessen, although there's something not sitting well with me about Farkas' about-face (like he'll revert to the old Farkas once in) and Thiessen is part of a party (which I really don't want to encourage with my vote).

Honestly wish we had stronger mayoral candidates like previous elections, but this time it is what it is.

Ward 6er here. I am generally with you on this. I don't trust Farkas, either. The Thiessen thing is interesting, as I have known him for a while and he is a decent guy and could be a decent choice. Not sure if he thought everyone was going to form a party, so he needed to do so as well? I don't like the party idea either, but I am not sure I should hold that against him as well. Gondek has been pretty underwhelming, but with this slate of candidates, she might still have a shot.

School trustee is not something I normally focus on, but I'll need to figure it out. Bolger seems ok, but I don't really know any of the candidates.

[Locke]

I'm just going to write myself in and see what happens.

[powderjunkie]

Originally Posted by Muta

Any Ward 6 voters? Gonna start rolling up my sleeves and researching candidates here.

It's pretty simple. Three independents who are all conservative and Inam Teja with the Calgary Party.

It'll be great if we continue with a moderate/progressive here. Pootman was pretty moderate and tended to vote progressive more often than not, so if this flips back to conservative we could be in for a con majority

Also Patricia Bulger is a great option for trustee

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by corporatejay

I'm specifically referring to re-zoning.

In Calgary's public consultation process regarding blanket rezoning, 62% of written submissions were opposed to the changes. Additionally, 88% of oral submissions during the public hearings also expressed opposition.

Despite that council said "we know better" and did it anyway. I just can't support something like that.

That's why we elect politicians though, to make decisions that are best for the city overall, not just the ones who have time and effort to write letters. Nobody does direct democracy, because it wouldn't work for a society to function. It would be like letting Libertarians decide everything.

[Fighting Banana Slug]

Originally Posted by powderjunkie

It's pretty simple. Three independents who are all conservative and Inam Teja with the Calgary Party.

It'll be great if we continue with a moderate/progressive here. Pootman was pretty moderate and tended to vote progressive more often than not, so if this flips back to conservative we could be in for a con majority

Also Patricia Bulger is a great option for trustee

I appreciate that. And that's why I am not automatically dismissing a party candidate. I don't like the idea of parties in civic politics, but I won't just vote independent if those candidates don't fit my views. In addition, there seems to be a bunch of conservative "independents" that are actually running a coordinated campaign, so I don't really see the difference in how they operate.