Ongoing YYCCC (Chu + Farkas) Transgressions Threat

[Lubicon]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I assume this means Nenshi isn't going to run...

Would not be good if they both did, that splits the 'progressive' vote.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

I assume this means Nenshi isn't going to run...

Spendshi to the NDP!

[Joborule]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Hell yes

https://twitter.com/user/status/1349491456503816195

Hopefully she's mayor come this Fall.

[PaperBagger'14]

Double post

[PaperBagger'14]

She could be a good mayor and would probably get my vote. I also don't agree with all of her voting decisions (40km/h speed limits) but she seems sincere and thats more than ypu can say for every other level of government right now.

[Bunk]

Originally Posted by PsYcNeT

@Bunk - Where do I get a lawn sign??

Ha! I am a bureaucrat now, so my political activism is done for now. ;-)

Jyoti is good people and was happy to help her get on Council in 2017. Nice to see her go for it.

I’m sure there’ll be many opportunities to support or help her out if you want to!

[Jiggy]

Gondek has my vote. Farkas will be so mad once she is mayor lol.

[GullFoss]

I won't be upset if Jyoti won, but I'll be voting Farkas after voting Nenshi the past few elections.

I really don't like the way Nenshi and Jyoti are increasingly playing the identity politics game while insisting they aren't playing that game. It's like saying your #### don't stink. Nenshi was always arrogant, but it's literally at another level now. It's insane how elistist he sounds these days.

Farkas on the other hand increasingly resonates as I get to learn more about him. I see him as very as a person that believes in localism and smaller government rather than the classic conservative people complain about. He's won me over.

[surferguy]

Farkas is a fool who has done nothing but grandstand while on council.

Woof.

Gondek all the way!

[Wormius]

What about Farkas would resonate in others? I don’t see the appeal at all.

[GullFoss]

Originally Posted by surferguy

Farkas is a fool who has done nothing but grandstand while on council.

Woof.

Gondek all the way!

Yeah, but another term of nenshi is a bit much. And if he runs, Jyoti and Nenshi will split lots of votes. And if Nenshi doesn't run, Jyoti becomes the Nenshi successor. And do I really want more Nenshi? I do not.

So what's not Nenshi? Farkas.
Who doesn't care about wokeness? Farkas
Who doesn't play identity politics? Farkas
Who actually cares that municipal taxes keep going up at a time incomes have stagnated? Farkas
Who actually cares about his community associations and their constituents? Farkas

Every time I have emailed or called Farkas, he calls me back. EVERY TIME! Nenshi in contrast went to Harvard so he knows what's best. EVERY TIME!

[The Fisher Account]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

Yeah, but another term of nenshi is a bit much. And if he runs, Jyoti and Nenshi will split lots of votes. And if Nenshi doesn't run, Jyoti becomes the Nenshi successor. And do I really want more Nenshi? I do not.

So what's not Nenshi? Farkas.
Who doesn't care about wokeness? Farkas
Who doesn't play identity politics? Farkas
Who actually cares that municipal taxes keep going up at a time incomes have stagnated? Farkas
Who actually cares about his community associations and their constituents? Farkas

Every time I have emailed or called Farkas, he calls me back. EVERY TIME! Nenshi in contrast went to Harvard so he knows what's best. EVERY TIME!

There are so many errors, hyperbole, and nonsense in this reply that I could swear you were actually Jeromy Farkas himself.

[Weitz]

If you’re not a fan of Nenshi and the path the city has been on the last while, I am not sure voting Gondek will change much?

[Bunk]

Gondek and Nenshi agree on some big picture issues, but their style and approach to leadership is quite different. In fact they have a lot of run ins at Council. A lot.

[Ozy_Flame]

Someone want to explain to me why people think Gondek = Nenshi?

[Bill Bumface]

nm

[timun]

Originally Posted by GullFoss

Who doesn't care about wokeness? Farkas
Who doesn't play identity politics? Farkas

Um, wat? Farkas brings it up more than anyone so that he can position himself as the "I don't play identity politics like some 'woke' librul" candidate far more than Nenshi or anyone else on council actually gives a toss about it.

Who actually cares that municipal taxes keep going up at a time incomes have stagnated? Farkas

You know they went down this year, right? The City has eliminated about 600 jobs in the last two years. There are fewer people working for the City now than at the beginning of Nenshi's second term as mayor, even though population has grown by about 20% since.

What does Farkas propose cutting to balance said budget, if they continue to cut taxes? If Farkas really gives a crap about taxes how come he has consistently voted against any cuts to police, fire, transit and roads, even though these make up over 80% of the City budget? He says he'd take it from "public art and bike lanes"; do you know how much money the City actually spends on public art and bike lanes? A pittance compared to police, fire, roads and transit...

Who actually cares about his community associations and their constituents? Farkas

Every time I have emailed or called Farkas, he calls me back. EVERY TIME!

I'll give him that, he is very conscientious about reaching out to and being receptive to feedback from constituents. He's a populist; doesn't mean he's 'good'.

Nenshi in contrast went to Harvard so he knows what's best. EVERY TIME!

You know why Nenshi seems arrogant and condescending, like he's "the smartest person in the room"? Because with respect to the rest of city council, he is. If you've ever been to a council meeting you'd see it.

Not to say I would vote for Nenshi—I was incensed that he gave CSEC tons of money for the new arena and pushed so hard for the Olympics, when he positioned himself as the candidate that wouldn't be a pushover to these influences—but Farkas is a boob. A vapid Manning-Centre-trained populist with no concrete policy ideas, just a bunch of hot air about cutting taxes.

[Roughneck]

Originally Posted by Wormius

What about Farkas would resonate in others? I don’t see the appeal at all.

He’s a populist.

See the bike lane snow plowing example. It’s not a solution to anything. It feeds into what people believe is true, regardless of whether it’s right. “No wonder snow removal sucks, they’re prioritizing clearing bike lanes!” Stop plowing bike lanes and streets aren’t going to be plowed any sooner. It’s not going to save any money. It would cost the same, not do anything for roads, and make the bike lanes worse. But it feels like it’s true, it feels like common sense, and if you try to tell me otherwise you’re just one of those know-it-all’s who’s disconnected from your constituents. It’s truthiness.

Policing and budgeting: province rips up city charter, pulls infrastructure funding, refunds police, Farkas is there talking about the great idea getting more money into political elections is, supporting the Justice minister and Municipal Affairs minister. Then back on ‘how dare we defund the police, supporting the police union (but not the municipal one), dip into reserves, etc.

But Farkas as mayor would need friends to be effective, and it’s hard for a guy like Farkas to have friends on a city council (though we’ll see what the provincial election funding rules do to change that).

[PaperBagger'14]

Farkas feels like a guy who denounces everything but stands for nothing. Its easy to not vote for him, I want to know what a politician believes in, and im drawing a blank on Farkas

[bomber317]

I’m interested in seeing what vision Jyoti has for the city.

I can already guess that Farkas won’t have a vision but ideals such as lower taxes, less government, etc but what does our city look like in that scenario?