Farkas for Mayor

[duaner]

Farkas has announced his intentions to run next year. Can he defeat Nenshi? One would think it shouldn’t be that hard, if Nenshi doesn’t play the race card again that is.

https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/mobile/je...2021-1.5106866

[ExtraSlow]

Are there term limits for mayor?

[duaner]

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Are there term limits for mayor?

No. Nenshi was one of several against limits.

https://calgaryherald.com/news/local...-to-city-hall/

[Thaco]

"play the race card"? in this redenck city? you think "the race card" helps him?

[finboy]

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"play the race card"? in this redenck city? you think "the race card" helps him?

He played it in the last election, tough to say if farkas will win, I only care if druh has 5 people running against her to split the vote.

[duaner]

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He played it in the last election

Exactly. Brett Wilson was not wrong.

[nzwasp]

Whats farkas track record on voting.

[duaner]

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Whats farkas track record on voting.

That, I don’t know. All I can remember is that he has opposed a lot of the council nonsense and even proved them wrong on their salary issue (something about raises?) a couple of years ago. It’s been fairly quiet from them all for a while due to COVID.

[dirtsniffer]

Likely he would be an equally annoying mayor. Its not as if they have any power. A bunch of council would need to change before we see anything different coming out of there

[killramos]

Where can I donate?

Wait, now who is going to be my councillor? Does he have a son?

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Whats farkas track record on voting.

If it costs money, he votes against it

[ExtraSlow]

The new Dr No.

[msommers]

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Likely he would be an equally annoying mayor. Its not as if they have any power. A bunch of council would need to change before we see anything different coming out of there

+1

[Xtrema]

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Whats farkas track record on voting.

Pro LGBTQ as gay man and against irresponsible spending. Previous works for Manning Centre on critique of city politics and spending so expect him to continue on that platform.

But he probably won't play well with council.

[ExtraSlow]

I think 4 terms would be reasonable. 16 years is sufficient to have some stability, without making these individuals into career politicians.

[killramos]

Is there anyone on our council who isn’t a career politician?

[Xtrema]

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Is there anyone on our council who isn’t a career politician?

It's actually more of an effect of we keep voting the same person in unless they quit.

Has an incumbent decided to run ever been defeated?

[lasimmon]

That's going to be a hard pass from me.

[sabad66]

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Likely he would be an equally annoying mayor. Its not as if they have any power. A bunch of council would need to change before we see anything different coming out of there

Absolutely this.

Mayors don’t have a lot of power so even if you like his voting record it doesn’t mean shit if you can’t unify and lead council around your vision. Based on the way he acts now, he is not someone that can lead council imo. (not saying Nenshi is good at it these days either)

[Tik-Tok]

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If it costs money, he votes against it

Not really. His position is more of a contrarian. If most of Council likes something, he votes against it, good or bad. He just likes his name in the news.

[Masked Bandit]

I find him entertaining in the sense that it seems like his sole mission in life is to get under Nenshi's skin. He seems a little erratic to be the leader of the city but don't take that as an endorsement of the Purple Clown.