It was LOVELY to attend.
So there is that. It is ironic this was at the Japanese fair. For example, Japan is 97% ethnic Japanese, not allowing immigrants. The Japanese have their own word, Gaijin for foreigners.
It is also ironic that the government of Canada incarcerated 50,000 Japanese Canadians, also confiscating their property. Mercifully there was post war redress. Now this was real racism and it was perpetrated by our own government!
We were both there enjoying the fair.
So I was not surprised that Ottawa's first black councillor would raise that as an objection in 2026. If anti-racism is your big tool, every problem you see is racism.
In a rush of blood to the head I was able to confidently say, " you obviously do not know me at all"
My criticism of Councillor King has always been about his votes and his decisions — the police board resignation, the landfill purchase, OC Transpo's budget record. Notably pandering and his illogical position on the proposed East End Crossing. It goes on.
I asked him directly what specifically concerned him, and he referred to my use of ai caricatures but I have now taken the initiative to remove anything remotely questionable.
If I offended him, I apologize.
But, I also will not quit, like King did.*
This time around, inform yourselves, vote differently, vote wisely. Vote for Peter Karwacki for Rideau Rockcliffe.
*for context see
King is my political opponent. He has been in power for 7 years. His accusation comes from a place where there is nothing else to defend.
ReplyDeleteLet's be clear, King has always blown very hard about being Ottawa's first black councillor. 7 years later we have bigger fish to fry.
For more on this topic, look elsewhere in this blog or try https://unpublished.ca/opinion/black-history-month-a-white-man-burden
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