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[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

That's disgusting.

Still lots of deplorables in Calgary. The reasons to hate Farrell on here are ridiculous.

[Ozy_Flame]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

She's getting dangerously close to two decades of service. It's time for her to go on with the rest of her life and let Calgarians do the same without her influence.

Would you have said the same about Dale Hodges, who represented suburban Calgary for decades?

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Would you have said the same about Dale Hodges, who represented suburban Calgary for decades?

Yes. IMO there should be a cap on terms. I believe there's an expiry date of the effectiveness of anyone in any role of decision making for others in any level of politics. As popular as he was, keeping Klein on past his prime wasn't beneficial to Albertans.

[Bigtime]

Originally Posted by Firebot

Looks like almost all of those are from 2013, reaction to the 2 floods in Kensington (2nd one caused by backup) or the bike track?

Druh was also in the evacuation zone during the flood, and pretty much worked non-stop from her cell phone during the event. She worked hard and seemed to be everywhere in her ward that was affected, so I doubt there would be many actual threats directed at her for that.

The cycle tracks...well that is much more plausible.

[Sr. Mints]

I can't really comment on any of this as it'd be a conflict of interest, but anecdotally, it seems a lot of people have forgotten about the shady Margot Aftergood business in the mid-2000s.

Every election has its dirt.

[Fuzz]

Haha. Margot Aftergood's vision statement:

One of my goals is to make our neighbourhoods in Ward 7 some of the top five “Best Neighbourhoods” in Calgary as chosen by Avenue Magazine.."

High standards.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

Haha. Margot Aftergood's vision statement:



High standards.

You're just bitter because top spot hasn't circled back to Highwood yet.

[Fuzz]

Soon, man. Soon! As my wife pointed out, we need a coffee shop that isn't 7/11.

[NuclearFart]

Originally Posted by kermitology

So, I need to understand this sentiment. There are few councillors who work as hard for and care as much for the community as Druh. Why do so many people have a problem with Druh? She's accurately represents a good portion of the city (particularly her ward). What's so bad about her?

She spearheaded the motion to remove fluoride from the drinking water, and then was also front in center rejecting the later motion to revisit the decision (with actual experts) in 2016. She's an idiot.

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by Bigtime

I think you should take a good look at Jyoti Gondek: http://www.jyotigondek.ca/

This may not count as a ringing endorsement, but I met Jyoti awhile back as she was part of a group giving consultation to the city regarding the golf course sale.

A very pragmatic and forward-thinking woman. Has had my vote for awhile, and is literally the only candidate in Ward 3 not trying to ride the coattails of suburbanite anger about the course decision to victory.

[Regorium]

As someone living on the beltline, all the ward 11 candidates are Lakeview yop gobblers.

Thanks for the beautiful gerrymandering that was done to ward 11 City of Calgary!

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by NuclearFart

She spearheaded the motion to remove fluoride from the drinking water, and then was also front in center rejecting the later motion to revisit the decision (with actual experts) in 2016. She's an idiot.

You had a rational argument until you called her an idiot.

[oldschoolcalgary]

People are entitled to dislike any Councillor they wish.

Getting to the point of sending death threats is beyond sickening and reprehensible though...

Don't like your Councillor? Get off your ass and knock on doors for someone you do like then...

anonymous death threats are as cowardly as one can get

[NuclearFart]

Originally Posted by kermitology

You had a rational argument until you called her an idiot.

Disagree. People who repeatedly make idiotic decisions are idiots.

Her thought process on fluoride mirrors that a climate change denier, whom you will rationally agree are also idiots.

[kermitology]

Originally Posted by NuclearFart

Disagree. People who repeatedly make idiotic decisions are idiots.



Her thought process on fluoride mirrors that a climate change denier, whom you will rationally agree are also idiots.

There's a difference between being wrong and being an idiot. She's wrong on that front, but is a very competent councillor in many other regards.

[NuclearFart]

Originally Posted by kermitology

There's a difference between being wrong and being an idiot. She's wrong on that front, but is a very competent councillor in many other regards.

OK you'll concede a wrong conclusion on her part, but then the question becomes what was her thought process in arriving at this decision, on two separate occasions? To unabashedly deny any legitimate scientific/medical counsel on a science based decision is absolutely idiotic behavior.

[Ozy_Flame]

Why are we picking on Druh for the fluoride issue? Does Druh hold veto power in Council? How did the vote turn out?

Maybe we should start yelling at other council members as part of a merry band of idiots. And perhaps we should look at why said band all voted in favor.

[Cowboy89]

Druh Farrell is the most sanctimonious Councillor on city council. It's not so much how she works for her ward that irk me so much as much as she acts sometimes like an activist as opposed to taking positions that represent her ward but are also workable for people in other parts of the city.

Bow flow festival as an example. She had to dig in and insist that it must be Memorial Drive that shut down for her festival celebrating 'Human powered transportation' as opposed to Riverfront Drive that would have more than accommodated the expected festival goer's and serve the stated purpose of the festival. That tells me that the festival wasn't so much about being a festival in its own right as much as it was about shutting down a major road and causing delays (for people who were less likely to live in Druh's ward) to send a political message about bike lanes and pedestrian walk ways.

[Bigtime]

Did Druh spearhead the Bow River Flow? Because if my memory serves it was the Arusha Centre and some other groups that came up with the plan and implemented it, including getting the roads/transportation department to authorize the closure of 2 lanes of Memorial on a Sunday based on traffic volumes. I'd guess that Druh probably did advocate for it once these groups started making things happen, but I'm trying my best Google-fu to find articles where she is insisting it be Memorial drive or nothing and can't find anything.

[Ozy_Flame]

Cowboy89 - I'm confused by your statement of taking an "activist" position. Isn't a Councillor supposed to take a position and promote that position? I am sure Farrell knows that removing fluoride wasn't a ward-by-ward issue and this is one of those specific cases where it affects all wards, but is she supposed to advocate for other wards? Is that her job? Is it Sean Chu's job to advocate against bike lanes in Ward 8 even though he's in Ward 4?

Issues like Fluoride, secondary suites, and Winter Olympics require consideration for all Calgarians . . . However when it comes to promoting activities within their own ward, they are well within that right. I don't think the Bow River Flow festival is out of her range at all, even if it doesn't make a lot of sense when other locations are more ideal. Rarely, if ever, do politicians make decisions without a political reason behind it.