Final Debate

We went to the final all-candidates debate for city council in our ward tonight. MyCandidate was spectacular. She was clear, specific, and articulated her vision for our ward and our city well. Incumbent was sleazy and defensive, never addressing any questions directly. Rival still lives on his own planet.

Towards the end, Incumbent's husky supporters came in. They wagged their fingers at MyCandidate and said, We're gonna get you.

As soon as the debate ended, MyCandidate's people whisked her out quickly. I had no doubt the husky ones were there to start a riot with the intent of injuring MyCandidate.

The Man and I did something rare during the debate. We heckled Incumbent. Not intentionally. Only when he went on and on yet still managed not to answer the question. We shouted, Time, time, which was meant for the moderator to cut off Incumbent's rambling.

Now that debates are over, canvassing will be more intense. We have an all-women canvass on Sunday. This is in response to Rival and Incumbent attacking MyCandidate with, Are you neglecting your children by running for office? If you do all the work you claim to do as a volunteer, how do you pay your bills? That she has a husband who works, that she has a supportive mother and mother-in-law, and that she's building a better community for her children to grow up in aside, we are living in the 21st Century. Why are those questions still being raised in a metropolis like Toronto?

Truly, Rival and Incumbent live with impoverished mindsets from the last century.