In our municipal democracy if the informed voters choses the best candidate, based on the information and facts available then we get the best council possible. IF we have the best council possible we get the best city possible. In that case... we all win. Right?
8400 electors chose the incumbent whereas I received 716 votes.
As of election day only 840 views of the debate between the incumbent and myself occurred.
There were other sources of information for the voters: interviews such as the one with Vince Callo: again with only 290 views. There was a CTV video clip, the CBC questionnaire, short articles in local papers such as the Manor Park Chronicle.
So how did people come to their voting conclusions with such finality?
If they knew the incumbent had resigned from his OPS seat during the trucker convoy: obviously they cared less. Maybe they did not know: either way.
The electors were going to vote for the incumbent no matter what.
In Ottawa, all of the incumbents won their seats easily.
During the debate I held the incumbent to task for ghettoizing our community housing and especially his resignation from the OPS board during the trucker convoy crisis.
I said I wanted to increase voter participation and change the dynamics on council regarding the urban /rural vote splitting.
I understand that the voter engagement was actually around 40% - 2% higher than in 2019 byelection.
As for the vote splitting between the suburbs and urban voters: Suitcase clobbered McKenney there is no sign of abatement in that department.
Thanks to all the voters regardless of how they passed their vote. It is a privilege to run and to at least be considered. We now live with the consequences.
