Ongoing YYCCC (Chu + Farkas) Transgressions Threat

[GGG]

Originally Posted by MegaErtz

Where can I go to dig further into this?

Well you would start googling each persons name and see if they are tied to an industry or company you are concerned with pedaling influence. If it clearly labeled the amount it would make the process easier as you could shorten the list to just high values.

[the_only_turek_fan]

Apparently Kent Hehr is joining this race.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

Apparently Kent Hehr is joining this race.

If I resigned in disgrace from a political role I probably wouldn't subsequently seek election for a different one.

[Bourque's Twin]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

Apparently Kent Hehr is joining this race.

He will get smoked. The few votes he takes will be from Gondek.

[SebC]

Hehr dropped out of the race the last time he ran (when Nenshi first won). I'm guessing if he doesn't poll well he'll do so again to avoid splitting the progressives.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by SebC

Hehr dropped out of the race the last time he ran (when Nenshi first won). I'm guessing if he doesn't poll well he'll do so again to avoid splitting the progressives.

The election is in 45 days. Is there time to give it a shot and then give up before then?

[Wormius]

On lawn signs front, I am starting to notice a lot of houses now with multiple Ward 3 candidates displayed. The common theme with all of them is the 2nd sign is always one of Sharma Kumar’s. Is this normal? Seems kind of weird, but maybe some people let whoever ask.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by bizaro86

The election is in 45 days. Is there time to give it a shot and then give up before then?

What would be the purpose? Isn’t it a waste of time to wade in to this now?

[You Need a Thneed]

I don’t understand who Hehr thinks he’s going to get votes from.

[bizaro86]

Originally Posted by Wormius

What would be the purpose? Isn’t it a waste of time to wade in to this now?

Yeah, I think its very late to enter, but if you thought it was worth entering presumably you wouldn't give up between now and election day - it's only 6 week away.

[Amethyst]

Originally Posted by Wormius

On lawn signs front, I am starting to notice a lot of houses now with multiple Ward 3 candidates displayed. The common theme with all of them is the 2nd sign is always one of Sharma Kumar’s. Is this normal? Seems kind of weird, but maybe some people let whoever ask.

I haven't noticed it this time, but in previous elections, a lot of houses in my neighbourhood tend to have signs for multiple candidates. I always thought it was kind of weird. Sure, sometimes different household members would vote differently, but it was a lot of houses that did this. I figured it was people said yes to anyone who asked to put one up.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

I don’t understand who Hehr thinks he’s going to get votes from.

I voted for Hehr in every election in which he previously ran, both provincially and federally. Not this time. He's not going to win, but he may siphon off enough votes from Gondek an increase the likelihood of a Farkas victory. It's selfish and stupid that he would choose now to enter the race.

[InglewoodFan]

From an article on Global:

“I’ve understood the unfairness of societal structures stacked against women and girls. And I believe the mayor and, in fact, all politicians need to work each and every day to break down those barriers and that is what I will do.”

Hey Kent - you know how you can support women? Don't split votes from them.

[GordonBlue]

Originally Posted by InglewoodFan

From an article on Global:



Hey Kent - you know how you can support women? Don't split votes from them.

that and not be a perv.

[Bigtime]

Will Kent's campaign even survive the week?

[Fuzzy14]

Got his candidacy in right under the wire. Beat the deadline by a Kent Hehr if you will...

[Slava]

Originally Posted by InglewoodFan

From an article on Global:



Hey Kent - you know how you can support women? Don't split votes from them.

This is the most perplexing view to me. I guess the thought is that no men should run against women because we might take votes and a woman might not win? It's just weird.

[KTrain]

Originally Posted by Slava

This is the most perplexing view to me. I guess the thought is that no men should run against women because we might take votes and a woman might not win? It's just weird.

I think it's more specific to Hehr who made a point to talk about advocating and raising up women in an attempt to get ahead of people bringing up his sexual harassment allegations.

[Slava]

Originally Posted by KTrain

I think it's more specific to Hehr who made a point to talk about advocating and raising up women in an attempt to get ahead of people bringing up his sexual harassment allegations.

Well I'm not even getting into that here, because we've been through that on this board before and it's a non-starter as a topic for me. But the truth is that you can both be in favour of helping advance the status of women and push for gender equality and also be a white male who runs for public office.

[KTrain]

Originally Posted by Slava

Well I'm not even getting into that here, because we've been through that on this board before and it's a non-starter as a topic for me. But the truth is that you can both be in favour of helping advance the status of women and push for gender equality and also be a white male who runs for public office.

I'm just saying it was brought up for Hehr because he brought it up first. The same commentary wasn't made about the other candidates (that I've seen).