When is a promise by a politician to be taken seriously especially one who leans to the left. It is obvious you have been out of the country the last 3 years while McGinty made breaking promises a social activity for the left. Give David Miller credit he did keep a promise to stop the island bridge....a real boon to Toronto and he was wise enough not to make any promises and he has certainly proven his ineptness and contempt for the average voter. The last provincial politico to keep his promises was Mike Harris and early results show that Stephen Harper is doing the same.
What is the common factor between these two?
The spirit of a promise
Paul Ainslie was appointed as fill in councillor in Ward 43 on the condition that he not run for reelection. So, naturally, he’s running for council in ward 41, and trying to leverage his completely unearned incumbency.
Dave Meslin takes him to task:
Dear Councillor Ainslie,
I was shocked and disappointed to see the slogan “Return Paul
Ainslie” on your website (http://www.paulainslie.com/) and literature
for election in Ward 43. You should be ashamed of yourself for
disregarding the principles of the agreement that gave you the
privilege of being a temporary City Councillor in Ward 41. The
technicality of which ward you’re running in is irrelevant. You are
clearly taking advantage of an appointed position to produce the
false impression of elected incumbency.This creates an unfair advantage that reduces the chances of all the
other candidates who are running in your ward, including Amarjeet
Chhabra whose campaign I am supporting. No one has ever voted for
you, so you should be at the starting gate with the rest of the
rookies.I encourage you to remove the word “Return” from your campaign
literature and website. It violates the intent and nature of your
appointment as Councillor.Behavior like this re-enforces people’s cynicism about politics and
politicians.Dave Meslin
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