political forum...

this evening i attended the Strathcona County political forum put on by the Sherwood Park and District Chamber,

it's been a long day and i've got to be on the road early tomorrow out of town so i'll make this short tonight and follow-up later on...

i'm supporting Tom Pandos for Ward 1 and Ken Lesniak for Mayor

my second choice for mayor would be Cathy Olesen that said she lost my vote on a few issues but primarily based on how i've been treated by her, (she can't remember my name after several introductions)...so i have to send my support elsewhere...she is articulate and does have experience in the position and it's absolutely time for change. i know that in past entries i communicated that she was not genuine...in some ways i still believe that and i believe this region needs a new voice speaking on our behalf especially at the provincial level to fend off the reckless maniac mandel...our lives might have all been better off if someone of substance ran against him in edmonton...he's probably the least liked politician in this region for some time...

in many ways people from the past council, including Olesen, Jewell and Ken Lesniak are talking about their records and results...for Olesen it'll be business as usual if she wins...that's not a good thing however, we've got problems that should have never been allowed to get as far as they have...snow removal, crime, traffic, transit, affordable housing, lack of business office space, recreational facilities, seniors care...the hospital being too small...i understand by the way that finding people to staff a larger hospital is a critical issue around the province, i wonder what iris evans is doing about that? more of the same i'm sure...

change must happen...so i'll expand on why Tom and Ken in a later entry...further and probably most impressive this evening was Jason Gariepy for Ward 8, followed by Roxanne Carr and i can't find a website for her...both would be strong additions to our council...