First election forum was a mulligan; candidates will get better
THE FIRST CAMPAIGN FORUM of the new civic election season Saturday was a lot more valuable to the candidates than it was for the 40 or so people who listened to them try to answer questions.
That’s the way it always is with this event sponsored by the Council of Canadians at the Farmers Market.
Almost nothing of any substance is revealed by the candidates, and a lot of what they have to say proves their sketchy grasp of the issues and their dearth of knowledge of what City councils do.
But that’s OK. The forum is a great chance for them to dip their toes in, test their nerves and get in a little practice. One candidate confessed to “being cold and nervous, not a good combination,” and she probably wasn’t the only one.