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Municipal Round-Up — October 15: Vote Unsplitting

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Dani Paradis
Oct 15, 2021
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First, what’s happening with Rage?

Co-editor Tim Querengesser and I have enjoyed building this newsletter over the past nine months. We’re going to stick around after the vote, but we’re going to take a bit of a break and consult with our subscribers to see what kind of news you want from Rage and how we can grow our paid subscriber base so we can convince our significant others that this is a worthy endeavour.

No really, honey (and new baby. -Tim), people read this thing we’re always working on. We aren’t just trying to avoid doing the dishes!

We’ll pause all your subscriptions during this time, so no need to do anything on your end.

And there’s still a piece or two coming from us!

Email us: RageMunicipal@protonmail.com

Keep YEG weird

This week, Troy Pavlek of the Speaking Municipally podcast delighted Edmontonians and weirded out Albertans with his Crystal Glass billboard and spanking memes. The Crystal Glass billboard has been used before by mayoral candidate Mike Nickel to run attack ads on fellow councillor Andrew Knack. Pavlek performed some judo with this one.

Twitter avatar for @troypavlekTroy Pavlek @troypavlek
There's a new Mike Nickel billboard on Gateway Blvd #yegvote #yegcc
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October 13th 2021

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Pavlek then posted this photo where a man spanking a young child has mayoral hopeful Michael Oshry’s face superimposed on the body. On the child, Pavlek put his own face. The message is, apparently, about fiscal restraint but this whole thing was just really weird to have to type out.

Twitter avatar for @troypavlekTroy Pavlek @troypavlek
@michaeloshry
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October 14th 2021

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Oshry responded.

Twitter avatar for @michaeloshryMichael Oshry @michaeloshry
@troypavlek That doesn’t look real. You aren’t wearing a t-shirt with graphics

October 14th 2021

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Edmonton polls

The election has felt somewhat data-deprived compared to federal and provincial politics. So here’s a poll for you.

Twitter avatar for @ZachJeffries10Zach Jeffries @ZachJeffries10
See below for methodology:
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October 13th 2021

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Farkas attempts to unsplit votes

In an attempt to peel votes from fellow right-leaning fiscal restraint candidates, Calgary mayoral candidate Jeromy Farkas wrote a plea to support him, and painted his main opponent, Jyoti Gondek, as status quo and also somehow a hard-left candidate.

Twitter avatar for @JeromyYYCTeam Jeromy Farkas @JeromyYYC
In just a few days, Calgarians will vote in the most important election in our city’s history. Please read this letter and consider supporting Jeromy on Monday, Oct. 18th. Change starts now. -Team Jeromy
jeromy.ca #yyccc #yyc #yycvote #farkas4yyc
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October 15th 2021

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Gondek responded with a head shake in a thread about the attacks against her campaign.

Twitter avatar for @JyotiGondekJyoti Gondek @JyotiGondek
6/And to end on an even more bizarre note, I leave you with this “Band of Brothers” announcement. Farkas has made promises to Davison & Field that he will provide them with “opportunities” if he is elected… implying they should endorse him). SMH.
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October 15th 2021

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Political fistfights continue in Calgary

Three major contenders for the mayoral race in Calgary faced-off in a debate.

Twitter avatar for @meksmithMadeline Smith @meksmith
Listening in to tonight's CBC debate. Jeff Davison just alleged that three third-party advertisers are working on behalf of Jeromy Farkas and says "eventually it will come out." Farkas shoots back, "I'm not the one under investigation for collusion."
3 top-polling mayoral candidates debate Calgary’s biggest issues | CBC NewsThree of the top candidates, Jyoti Gondek, Jeromy Farkas and Jeff Davison — according to polling conducted exclusively for CBC Calgary — faced off Thursday in a mayoral debate moderated by Calgary Eyeopener host David Gray.cbc.ca

October 15th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @collenbeChris Ollenberger @collenbe
⁦@JeromyYYC⁩ accuses City officials of 'skimming money' - 🙄 irresponsible thing to say, incorrect (they didn’t “skim money”!) & immediately upon finding error it was fixed. Genuine error, responsibly handled & disclosed. #farkno #yycvote #yyccc
cbc.ca/news/canada/ca…Farkas accuses City of Calgary officials of ‘skimming money’ from developers | CBC NewsJeromy Farkas says the fight to become Calgary’s next mayor has become what he calls a “two-horse race.”cbc.ca

October 13th 2021

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Old, terrible rape jokes surface

Twitter avatar for @CristinaStasiaDr. Cristina Stasia, she/her @CristinaStasia
.@MikeNickelYEG—re your team posting a rape joke, you distanced yourself: “I’m appalled, all I can do is just take responsibility.” But isn’t the man who posted it playing a major role on your campaign team? Thanks for clarifying #yeg #yegvote #yegcc
Apology from councillor after photo showing Turner, Cosby posted on social mediaEdmonton City Councillor Mike Nickel has apologized after a controversial illustration was posted on the Facebook page for his online show and sparked a backlash.edmonton.ctvnews.ca

October 15th 2021

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Here’s the actual “joke” in question.

Twitter avatar for @CristinaStasiaDr. Cristina Stasia, she/her @CristinaStasia
.@clr_mikenickel As #yegcc takes action on #yeg sexual violence you JOKE about it? Be part of solution not problem!
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NDP, Papastew, and the slate that never was (don’t @ me)

Friend of Rage, Rajah Maggay, made an online plea to the New Democratic Party that they stop confusing people in the municipal election with their political advertising.

Twitter avatar for @RajahMaggayRajah Maggay @RajahMaggay
I don’t want to come on here to fight anyone but this feels like overstepping like this just confuses people more with the upcoming election 😞 If my family were looking at this they would be confused over jurisdiction & what elxn we’re voting in #yegvote
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Hannah Hamilton (she/her) @iamhannah_h

Just received an auto dialer call from @shoffmanAB prompting me to vote for @michaeljanz in the #yegvote As a progressive, I have feelings about this, and none of them are good.

October 15th 2021

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Other progressives on Twitter have been weighing in on what some suggest is a shared voter list between the NDP and some municipal candidates, as well as the ongoing NDP endorsements.

Twitter avatar for @iamhannah_hHannah Hamilton (she/her) @iamhannah_h
Just received an auto dialer call from @shoffmanAB prompting me to vote for @michaeljanz in the #yegvote As a progressive, I have feelings about this, and none of them are good.

October 14th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @puneeta00Puneeta Sandhu McBryan @puneeta00
Both my @albertaNDP MLAs know how much I respect & appreciate them, so to them and the Party I say - this is deeply disappointing. We can’t afford the toxic politics of #ableg & jurisdictional confusion seeping into #yegcc. This is so frustrating.

October 15th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @strangeordinaryOmar Reyes @strangeordinary
@RajahMaggay In the mail I got an orange coloured flyer with the face and endorsement of 3 past and current NDP politicians for a city councillor in my ward. Hella confusing and off-putting for me and I’m an NDP supporter!

October 15th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @ElleninEdmontonRadical Downtown Urbanite Ellen @ElleninEdmonton
@strangeordinary @RajahMaggay For a wannabe city councillor. It's gross and I'm also an NDP supporter. Keep city hall non-partisan, please!!

October 15th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @MimiProbablyMimi Williams (she/her) @MimiProbably
@bridgetstirling @mandajbr @jeffsamsonow @LeviBjork @HelCash @stephenraitz @shoffmanAB @albertaNDP Can confirm. We were asked by a friendly candidate early in this cycle to share our data from 2017 and we declined.

October 15th 2021

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Twitter avatar for @JimStorrieJim Storrie @JimStorrie
@MimiProbably @bridgetstirling @mandajbr @jeffsamsonow @LeviBjork @HelCash @stephenraitz @shoffmanAB @albertaNDP sloppy data management and ethical corner-cutting like this is very stupid from even the purely cynical perspective. the payoff is so, so low and you look like absolute assholes when you get caught

October 15th 2021

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