Yesterday, 3 term Quesnel Councillor Ron Paull decided that he would seek the Office of Mayor - City of Quesnel of which you can read his full press statement here
This Wednesday, there will be 5 weeks until the first Advance Vote on November 9th and Mr. Paull says he'll make his full platform known over this time period including statements on taxation, governance, air quality, economic development, sub regional recreation, the Multi Centre, seniors and youth, health care, freedom of information and sustainability. You can re-read current Quesnel Mayor Mary Sjostrom's re-election info here
Interesting comments on Mr. Paull on Mary Sjostrom being a "micro-manager". I can honestly say that my friend Mary Sjostrom is not a micro-manager and I've met with her a number of times including this past July in the Mayor's office and she is truly a warm and caring Mayor and not the cold and "corporate" Mayor that Ron Paull describes her as
The dynamic of this race will be interesting to follow as Sushil Thapar and his supporters are very likely to try and push Mary Sjostrom out of the Mayor's office in Quesnel. Will even Pat Morton (Ron Paull's partner) get involved with her supporters (note - she ran Quesnelnews.com in the last civic election in 2008)?
In my view - this is virtually a guarantee. Ms. Morton has never been (and not likely to be) a fan of Mary Sjostrom and if she can - she try very hard to persuade as many voters' to defeat Mary Sjostrom's re-election bid...
Stay tuned as the road to Nov 19th in Quesnel could get rocky....
1 comment:
Well Steve it will be a definite race for the mayor's chair in Quesnel that's for sure and a welcome event for those of us in and around the Quesnel area.
Having perused your site somewhat I note that you profess to be a Conservative yet provincially you have opted for lending your support to the Liberals and that in turn may be affecting your sentiments somewhat when it comes to endorsing Mary over Ron.
It does seem rather odd though to think that Pat Morton would not be out supporting and campaigning on behalf of her husband Ron, no?
Finally, I don't think "push" is the best way to describe the democratic process of choosing a candidate. That term denotes a behaviour which all of us would agree is not in sync with fighting a campaign honestly and openly. Ron will have to stand or fall on his statements and if he is going to deal with all the outstanding issues that concern Quesnel and is successful in wooing the electors such a process is fully in keeping with open and honest electioneering.
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