这个人做市长， 行不行？

[夏天天]

中文台采访 Michale Pastien： n：

 

[夏天天]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/cate...l-Pastien-Ottawa-Mayor-2018-1973500399594044/

 

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中文台采访 Michale Pastien： n：

咋又来一次啊？

http://bbs.comefromchina.com/threads/1651311/

 

[uglyducking]

中文台采访 Michale Pastien：

你说行，肯定不行。

 

[focus on today]

Jim 比 Ducelt 强点， 但实在不愿意选 Jim again! 又要长税了，3%，

 

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Jim 比 Ducelt 强点， 但实在不愿意选 Jim again! 又要长税了，3%，

It is Doucet, btw.

Watson 自我感觉胜券在握才敢这么做。然后涨3%，免得说他不守选举承诺。

 

[夏天天]

up

 

[uglyducking]

It is Doucet, btw.

Watson 自我感觉胜券在握才敢这么做。然后涨3%，免得说他不守选举承诺。

挖特深！

 

[wangmayou]

中文台采访 Michale Pastien：

这不是靠谱的人。

 

[wangmayou]

Jim是现市长，大家对他的工作很肯定，修了很多路（把坑坑洼洼的路one by one变成忒顺的沥青路----这才是市长为市民谋福利的作为），搞了很多基建，这样为百姓做实事的人应该连任才对。

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要说吉姆是好市长，我不认同。他干的事情就是市长应该干的。搞基建嘛，虽然在搞，但是我认为搞的不怎么样。

但是，看了其他候选人的问答，就俩还算正经人。只是克里夫的铁路网构想有些扯。这个克里夫其他方面还是不太了解。这渥村怎么就没几个正经人去选市长呢。这些市议员大小老板们怎么不去参选？

 

[wangmayou]

１２个市长竞选人，什么阿猫啊狗都能参加竞选。

Gibbons: Bar is set too low to deter fringe candidates in mayoral race
Rick Gibbons
Published:May 21, 2018
Updated:May 21, 2018 4:30 PM EDT

Bernard Couchman finished dead last with 0.51 per cent of the votes cast in Ottawa's last mayoral election.Wayne Cuddington / Ottawa Citizen

They are the barflies of municipal politics, fringe candidates in a mayoral election race, no-hopers with a greater chance they will suddenly acquire the ability to fly than actually win the election they’re contesting.

Still, they run, sometimes on a lark, often just to see their names in print, but occasionally lured by an honest belief – however delusional – that, on a wing and a prayer and maybe an unexpected alignment of the planets, they just might, you know, somehow, pull this thing off and win.

New rules were supposed to raise the bar on entry requirements for municipal elections in hopes of reducing the number of no-hopers who file nomination papers. That includes having to pay a $200 admission fee and obtain the signatures of 25 eligible voters who are willing to stand behind someone’s candidacy, even if they have no intention of voting for him.

Last election, six of eight registered candidates who ran for Ottawa mayor succeeded in securing less than two per cent of the popular vote, among them Bernard Couchman who finished dead last with 0.51 per cent. That hasn’t deterred him from tossing his hat into the ring again this year, perhaps in hopes of building on that 2014 result.

In 2010, fully 20 candidates stood for mayor, a dozen of whom couldn’t muster up one per cent of the popular vote. Some results were so poor it raised questions whether a candidate or two could even convince friends and family to support their nomination.

That same year in Toronto, 40 candidates vied for mayor, all but three of them securing less than 0.7 per cent of the vote.

Suffice to say these kind of turnouts make elections a farce and candidate debates a useless exercise, forcing the media to pick and choose those most likely to have a serious shot at winning and concentrate on their candidacies.

Couchman is one of three virtual unknowns who have registered so far to take on Jim Watson in this year’s election. He is personable, runs a small marketing company and offers a string of highly unconventional ideas during interviews he precedes with a rigorous regimen of push-ups and sit-ups. At least he did with me.

Hamid Alakozai was too busy for interviews, but you can learn plenty from his YouTube videos. Apparently, the Ottawa mayor’s job would be a transitional position for Alaklozai, who has greater ambitions of being the next president of Afghanistan.

He is self-described as “a close friend of the American elite,” which, according to him, apparently includes former U.S. president Barack Obama.

“He is currently residing in Ottawa, Canada, yet he is well known around the world,” we are told.

The third candidate running against Watson is a little more difficult to decipher. Michel Pastien offers this introduction in his LinkedIn profile:

“… my Leadership Campaign steadfastly exposes longtime major infra fiscal social issues … yet refreshingly infuses Longterm Big Picture Capitally inclusive 21st Century Solutions.”

His background includes stints as a “Chief Executive Realist,” an “Ace Change Agent” and an “Ace Forensic Sleuth” where, we are informed, he uses “Infra Social Media PR Leverage to elevate tangible unexplored evidence theories; and delight in discreetly helping ‘Niche’ cases culminate toward open sourcing shrewd mediating optimal counter-action, mutually happy solutions.” Whatever that means.

There are good arguments against raising the minimum requirements for prospective candidates in order to keep the door open to accommodate virtually anyone who wants to participate in the electoral process. But at the same time, a system with low standards is vulnerable to exploitation by people seeking personal aggrandizement or maybe hoping to build profile for their business.

A $200 entry fee, which is refundable if the candidate files audited statements after the campaign, is appropriate. Money should never be a barrier to fully participating in the electoral process. A reasonable fee at least forces a prospective candidate to have some skin in the game.

But obtaining the signatures of 25 eligible voters is too low a standard. If a candidate can’t clear a higher bar – say 1,000 signatures – then they really have no business running for mayor and clogging up the system.

But there’s another consideration here: Nominations close July 27. Let’s assume no other candidates enter the race for mayor before then.

What would happen if an unforeseen circumstance forced Watson from the race after nominations closed but before the October vote?

With Watson out of the race, which one of the three candidates identified above would you like to see mayor for the next four years?

Exactly.

你这话说的就不对了。人家为什么不能参选呢？你怎么不去参选啊？村长，你参选我投你票。当个真正的村长。

 

[wangmayou]

Jim 比 Ducelt 强点， 但实在不愿意选 Jim again! 又要长税了，3%，

It is Doucet, btw.

Watson 自我感觉胜券在握才敢这么做。然后涨到3%，免得说他不守选举承诺。

所以，就算选Michale Pastien，也不选吉姆。其实就算Michale Pastien当市长也不会掀什么风浪。这人不靠谱。但是谁要加税，就不能选谁。要不，一没钱就加税。不知道努力去花小钱办大事。这样人坚决不能要。而且吉姆是老油条了，官僚那套他学油啦。该让他滚蛋啦。

 

[RareEarth]

市议员制度下的市长不是CEO，没有多大权力， 不过是个市议会主席的角色，主要任务是协调方方面面。吉姆这种老官僚老油条是最合适不过的人选。去联邦省府要钱都是熟门熟路。没有必要经常换人。Mississauga 那个老太太市长干了36年。也没有什么问题

如果你觉得吉姆干了市长应该干的事情，那他就是你能找到的最好的市长了。他之前的市长不就是老板出身吗，不加税的口号喊的震天响，罢工的事情闹的一团糟，最后还不是一样加税！ 我还是那句话 Known devil is better than unknown angel。 不要报不切实际的期望。贪心得人都免不了上当受骗

要说吉姆是好市长，我不认同。他干的事情就是市长应该干的。搞基建嘛，虽然在搞，但是我认为搞的不怎么样。但是，看了其他候选人的问答，就俩还算正经人。只是克里夫的铁路网构想有些扯。这个克里夫其他方面还是不太了解。这渥村怎么就没几个正经人去选市长呢。这些市议员大小老板们怎么不去参选？

 

[wangmayou]

市议员制度下的市长不是CEO，没有多大权力， 不过是个市议会主席的角色，主要任务是协调方方面面。吉姆这种老官僚老油条是最合适不过的人选。去联邦省府要钱都是熟门熟路。没有必要经常换人。Mississauga 那个老太太市长干了36年。也没有什么问题

如果你觉得吉姆干了市长应该干的事情，那他就是你能找到的最好的市长了。他之前的市长不就是老板出身吗，不加税的口号喊的震天响，罢工的事情闹的一团糟，最后还不是一样加税！ 我还是那句话 Known devil is better than unknown angel。 不要报不切实际的期望。贪心得人都免不了上当受骗

渥村的市长能顶上Mississauga 那个老太太的六层，干72年都支持。前市长那个老板回来，我继续支持，就要这样的市长。

 

[RareEarth]

和老太比不好说。比光头市长强太多。光头市长一年加税5%，不知道你支持个啥 ？支持吹牛皮吗？
大部人可能一时被骗，一部分人可能永远被骗。世界一直就是这样

渥村的市长能顶上Mississauga 那个老太太的六层，干72年都支持。前市长那个老板回来，我继续支持，就要这样的市长。