[quote=“BTravenn”]My oh my, it’s surprising how successfully Mussallem has put Ms Bedard on the defensive with his rather unseemly campaign of personal attacks against other candidates. Recall his “Election Alert” last week, reporting that he’s the only resident property owner and taxpayer on the ballot, bar none apparently.
Ms Bedard counters in The Northern View with an ad entitled “NONSENSE!”, stating among other things:
“Yes, I am a renter in Prince Rupert and pay $30,000 in property taxes for Hecate Strait’s location”
I would have thought the Hecate Strait society paid its own taxes. Or maybe Hecate Strait really isn’t an organization, it’s Kathy all by herself. Further information might assist …
“Yes, Ron and I have lived in Prince Rupert and we would do so again, but …”
But what? The taxes are too high? The sight of unemployed youths huddled together spitting on the sidewalks is just too much to bear compared to life in bucolic Port Ed? Empty storefronts are too depressing? Train whistles would keep them awake at night? Or maybe she just doesn’t like the place that much, as in “nice place to visit, but …” Perhaps she’ll get back to us on that one.
She then reassures us that Diane Watts, mayor of Surrey, the fastest growing city in the province, lives in Cloverdale [which is actually part of Surrey, according to View reporter Alan Hale in an article about a recent mayoralty forum].
For good measure and to further remind us that her residence should not be an issue or concern she adds that the mayor of Toronto doesn’t live there either. “It doesn’t stop him from serving the City!”
Yes, and being an out of towner also hasn’t stopped mayor Rob Ford from swearing at a 911 dispatcher and doing his damnest to close local branch libraries. I’m not sure that he’s the most inspiring role model for any of our local leaders, truth be told.
Piece of advice Kathy. Frame the issues in your own terms. Don’t let the incumbent honcho frame them for you.[/quote]
LOL, well you pretty well hit the nail on the head there, that was a total waste of advertising.
What I’d really like to see, but suspect I won’t, is that the candidates tell us what they would do for the city, how they would change the current situation (incumbents of course are at a disadvantage as they kind of have been part of the mess).
I have yet to see one candidate really outline how they would make a difference, what they would change, would be nice to know.