More signs and political gimmicks do not represent substance.
Here's an article from 2006:
http://m.durhamregion.com/news-story/3491584-one-ward-1-candidates-removes-signs-from-public-property/
Maybe in the next 2018 municipal election there will be a 'NO signs on public property by-law' and only signs that will be allowed will be on supporters lawns but who knows if that will even help. If you don't already know I've had to replace over 30 signs on supporters lawns, not public property...no..no..no! On the private property of supporters. The removal seems intentional as other candidates signs are on public property footsteps away.
There was a recent article in wednesdays paper regarding one candidates vandalized signs: I'm not going to paste it as it's biased and one sided. After speaking with all the 'other' candidates (yes we all talk to each other and have an open dialogue), to which we've all had signs: destroyed, missing, vandalized, disassembled etc. we got the local paper to write this follow-up article.
Please check out http://pages.cdn.pagesuite.com/4/5/45843732-e21d-480b-a057-ff7ff84a2b99/page.pdf
Although the first article was technically free advertising I, as well as the other 3 other candidates, appreciated the author of (both the biased and unbiased) article contacting us wednesday to hear ALL sides for the above story in yesterdays paper.
It's an unfortunate incident but I'm sure it happens all the time during election so it shouldn't have garnered a one sided story from a 'unbiased' local news source.
As a voter you shouldn't be voting based on signs or promotional gimmicks anyways right? I'm offended when I see promotional gimmicks! It's offensive to the intelligence of you..the voter!
Sign colour representing political affiliation, standing on the corner waving signs(when did attracting votes become like selling pizzas?), a fake letter with an endorsement from a(obviously biased) wife and the sheer quantity of signs. As a voter who cares about my community, observing this not only insults the hard work that I've put in (pounding the pavement), but also my intelligence! It is also very unprofessional.
A sign is just that..a sign!
Go deeper and find substance. Vote for the person who will bring the most to the position and the community: experience, knowledge, intelligence, education, and professionalism is what I look for in representation. Vote for the person who's running an honest campaign, who's not using gimmicks to sway and trick YOU, the voter. Vote for the person who lives in your ward, who knows the needs of the community.
My goal at the beginning of this election was to talk to every one of you..knocking on your door and introducing myself, and if you weren't home - I left my post card, and if you didn't receive a post card - you will in the next couple of days as i'm at almost 85% of doors knocked on. I'm not sending flyers in the mail, I'm not taking ads out in the paper, I'm not on the corner waving signs, I WANT to talk to you! I want you to hear my goals, and ideas I have for this community to make it better for all of us.
It's easily understood for mailouts to occur with those regional/mayoral candidates with much larger areas, but if you're running for a local ward and sending mail outs or flyers in the paper. That's just laziness because you don't want to do all the leg work.
Those of you that have seen me personally and talked to me already know the passion that I have.
This blog is not meant to offend, I'm just a hardworking, Courtice local who is talking from the heart. I want to see less distractions and more solutions.
On Oct 27th don't vote for gimmicks, don't vote for signs, VOTE for the person you think will do the best job to represent the community.
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