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Thursday, April 01, 2010
The race for Mayor of Calgary
The
Calgary Herald reported yesterday on how the race for Mayor of
Calgary is shaping up. Two things struck me about this race, based on
that article. The first is that it seems that everyone and their cousin
are running for Mayor. The second is the candidacy of Alnoor Kassam.
Mr. Kassam seems to be the only candidate who is running from the
‘outsider’ position, and in a crowded field such as this one it is the
‘outsiders’ that can be the game changers. He ran for Mayor in the last
election, and got in second, but he used his own money to finance the
campaign. This time around he is fundraising and looking to pose as a
serious candidate for Mayor. It is early days but Mr. Kassam is exactly
the sort of candidate that can help shape a campaign. It should be
interesting to keep an eye on how it plays out.
With both Calgary and Toronto up for grabs, it looks like this is
going to be an exciting year for municipal politics.
Posted by Hugh MacIntyre on April 1, 2010 in Municipal Politics | Permalink
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