Flames Game: Gondek Straw Poll

[graybeard]

Last nights celebration at the Flames game was good recognizing the community that supports them.

Then the elephant in the room stepped up: if Gondek wasn't sure where she stood in the eyes of Calgarians, then that booing straw poll will give her some idea.....Wowww.

The 500,000 signatures required is unrealistic... talk about insulation....I believe that too, will be addressed...

[Scott N]

I've signed the petition to remove her, but it's unfortunate that the threshold is so high.

[CBintheNorth]

I thought it was great.
You could tell she wasn't impressed.
Glad she knows how it feels, even if just a little.

Sohi wouldn't dare walk out where he could be publicly greeted.
Just like his boss JT, he's always sneaking around the city.

[waldedw]

That runs off a politician like water off a ducks back, she was elected and feels the majority of Calgarians love what she is doing, a true socialist

[Icallwalleyepickerel]

Originally Posted by waldedw

That runs off a politician like water off a ducks back, she was elected and feels the majority of Calgarians love what she is doing, a true socialist

And that right there is the crux of it. She was elected. Same goes for JT on a federal level.

Unfortunately AO is not a fair representation of the majority of Calgary/Edm, or even of Canada for that matter. We (AO) are of the minority. Socialists walk among us, to a larger degree than we care to believe or admit.

How else can you explain socialist mayors in both Edm and Cgy, in a staunch conservative province? They didn’t get elected by accident.

I shake my head each and every day.

[glen moa]

Time to look into voting fraud on all levels of government.

[trapperdodge]

Alberta is as liberal as any province in Canada. We have a huge bureaucracy. The cities are orange through and through.

Conservatism exists in the farm/ranch communities and the independent oil and gas industry.
That's why we get socialist mayors

[Talking moose]

She now thinks Calgarians love her but the hockey crowd doesn’t. lol
No arena now.

[Strait Shooter]

Originally Posted by waldedw

That runs off a politician like water off a ducks back, she was elected and feels the majority of Calgarians love what she is doing, a true socialist

Easy to throw stones and hurl abuse, what happens when nobody is willing to step up and take on civic responsibility any longer? David Parker and the regressive idiots from TBA are just waiting for this scenario to play out.

The Mayor of Wetaskiwin speaks out about the abuse and death threats he receives from anonymous sources.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p0suGlYWq_8

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by Scott N

I've signed the petition to remove her, but it's unfortunate that the threshold is so high.

It is an impossible feat however going down in Calgary history as the only mayor to face a recall petition is interesting.

At the same time… give me a break people… she was elected by the majority of

393,090 votes…only 46.38% of voters turned out. Jyoti got 176,344 and the conservative candidate only got 116,698. A few others ran with no chance of winning but split the conservative vote plus unions came out hard supporting Jyoti.

The million dollar question now is will Calgarians smarten up next election and will a strong conservative candidate rise up? It’s crickets so far.

[urban rednek]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

The million dollar question now is will Calgarians smarten up next election and will a strong conservative candidate rise up? It’s crickets so far.

Seeing as how a large number of Calgarians were unable to spot the virtue signalling double speak of the well-meaning progressives they voted for, and are now acting all outraged about the outcome, I don't have any hope that the next election will show any improvement.
Collectively, they are dumber than a bag of rocks, and they are multiplying.
Watch out Redmonton, here we come.

[zabbo]

WOW!! Who woulda thunk???


https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMM55TGJf/

[MountainTi]

Originally Posted by Icallwalleyepickerel

And that right there is the crux of it. She was elected. Same goes for JT on a federal level.

Unfortunately AO is not a fair representation of the majority of Calgary/Edm, or even of Canada for that matter. We (AO) are of the minority. Socialists walk among us, to a larger degree than we care to believe or admit.

How else can you explain socialist mayors in both Edm and Cgy, in a staunch conservative province? They didn’t get elected by accident.

I shake my head each and every day.

Socialist mayors being elected in the city is no surprise at all. Heck, an outdoorsmen forum has it's fair share of socialist left leaners as members and voting that way

[CaberTosser]

Originally Posted by Scott N

I've signed the petition to remove her, but it's unfortunate that the threshold is so high.

It’s absurd that the threshold is so much higher than the # of votes it took to elect her, perhaps it should be legislated to be one more petition signature than the # of votes they received to get elected in the 1st place? Or based on a % of the election turnout?

I find the folks saying it was in poor taste rather hypocritical; Gondek is not a religious deity beyond criticism as some lefties and militant feminists would have us believe, she’s our employee & she’s underperforming, quite badly I might add. Thing is, her type won’t be making any corrections to their political course, it’s full steam ahead into disaster because their ideology is completely inflexible.

Gondek really set me on her bad side when she boycotted the menorah lighting at city hall last Dec. I had never been to one previously, but went down to show my support.

[graybeard]

Originally Posted by CaberTosser

It’s absurd that the threshold is much higher than the # of votes it took to elect her, perhaps it should be legislated to be one more petition signature than the # of votes they received to get elected in the 1st place?

They keep this absurdity for a reason. Your way would make politicians more accountable and makes sense and is too easy and simple....

[urban rednek]

Originally Posted by CaberTosser

It’s absurd that the threshold is so much higher than the # of votes it took to elect her, perhaps it should be legislated to be one more petition signature than the # of votes they received to get elected in the 1st place? Or based on a % of the election turnout?

It was designed give the appearance of democratic control back to the serfs; not to actually work. The people who signed the petition do not have the social license to enact any significant change.

To quote Jon Stone: One reason people insist that you use the proper channels to change things is because they have control of the proper channels and they’re confident it won’t work.

[KGB]

The petition is useless and won’t change anything. Instead of beaching and complaining now, Calgarians should’ve gone out and vote during the election days. Those who opposed her were too busy working and doing other things and all the freeloaders went to the polls… So here we go.
By the way, Edmonton is in the same situation…

[big zeke]

Originally Posted by KGB

The petition is useless and won’t change anything. Instead of beaching and complaining now, Calgarians should’ve gone out and vote during the election days. Those who opposed her were too busy working and doing other things and all the freeloaders went to the polls… So here we go.
By the way, Edmonton is in the same situation…

I do agree that Edmonton is in the same miserable boat...

For Gondek, she never mentioned declaring a climate emergency on her first days in office (symbolic but handy to justify bizarre actions)

And she never mentioned the blanket upzoning that she is trying to foist on property owners

And she never mentioned the single use plastics bylaw she had in mind

So it's tough to take these into account when voting...but socialists often work that way.

Personally I'm a bit tired of the use of the deeply flawed climate change apocalypse to justify tax increases and irresponsible spending nobody can afford...such is the behavior of left leaning politicians

The savior will arrive in the next election, assuming we survive that long.

[Sundancefisher]

Originally Posted by urban rednek

Seeing as how a large number of Calgarians were unable to spot the virtue signalling double speak of the well-meaning progressives they voted for, and are now acting all outraged about the outcome, I don't have any hope that the next election will show any improvement.
Collectively, they are dumber than a bag of rocks, and they are multiplying.
Watch out Redmonton, here we come.

Edmonton is a lost cause. Their hockey team sports NDP colours so the brain washing runs deep.

They love orange.

[trailraat]

Originally Posted by Sundancefisher

Edmonton is a lost cause. Their hockey team sports NDP colours so the brain washing runs deep.

They love orange.

Calgary wears the colours of the CCP and USSR...

I guess what your sayings is we have to cheer for deep blue Toronto...