Elect Lethbridge began as a way to inform citizens of the 2010 municipal election and to serve as a platform for discussion and engagement. Now, as Lethbridge continues to grow and change, we see the city becoming a player in wider elections, both provincial and federal. There is a saying, “all politics is local”, and here at Elect Lethbridge we hope to create a platform for politics both close to home and far away whether that be Edmonton or Ottawa.
Thus, we have broadened our own mandate from “to enlighten the citizens of Lethbridge of municipal events and controversies”, to, “Engaging the citizens of Lethbridge on all things political.”
We aim to provide information on what affects the city and its people, be it those running for council positions, provincial office, parliament, or broader questions about the system and democracy of elections.
We are interested in creating a broad community of authors and want to keep the discussion as open and inclusive as possible.
There is no screening, we only ask all posts and comments remain respectful, thoughtful, and accurate. We do reserve the right to take down posts that violate the preceding principles.
This forum is here to open our community, and to increase the level of discussion, interest and knowledge about the dear city we call home.
Facebook, Twitter, websites, and blogs of candidate should be linked to for easy access.
Here is the contact information for CHRIS SPEARMAN
EMAIL: spearmac@gmail.com
WEBSITE: http://www.spearmanformayor.com/
FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-Spearman-for-Mayor/150066298366738?v=wall&ref=ts
Hi Guys. Any reason why SPEARMAN’S contact information has not been added to your CANDIDATE link?
Thank you Barb, I realize that not all the candidates are complete, and I apologize completely. Elect Lethbridge is run by a group of people who do this on their off time, and with all the information and events happening I (who take full responsibility for this)have had little time to update the candidate list. I promise to have it done by Friday at the latest.
Hey Kevin, couldn’t agree more. We are working on getting the blog as complete as possible and you can look forward to those links being added throughout the week.
Thanks for comment and looking forward to your further participation in this blog!
The information about the CHBA-LR forum is incorrect. The forum is for aldermanic and mayoral candidates together. Could you please change that on your information? As well, this is not an open forum to the public. This forum is for members of CHBA-Lethbridge Region,and industry related members of the Real Estate Association, Urban Developers Institute, and the Lethbridge Construction Association. Thank you for updating your information on this.
Melody, where do you see this forum posted on here?
The forum was taken down from information on the forum page due to it not being open to the public.
If the above forum is not open to the public candidates should not attend. This appears as a private groups getting there first shot at bidding on a new mayor and council. the optics of this are bad.
Just a note. McCrea is misspelled on your manifesto page. Thanks.
Geo. McCrea
[...] The Elect Lethbridge manifesto [...]
First off, congratulations on all your hard work and dedication to the cause.
I have one question you might be able to give a good answer to that has been bothering me forever. Is it fair for incumbents and their parties to campaign for an election. To my way of thinking they’ve had their entire term in office to convince us of what they’re inclined and capable of doing to us? The last thing we need is redundant lies and empty promises!
Hi Carl, I think you’re right that incumbents have a much different role to play than candidates that have never been in office. The part that no one can prove, however, is whether things would have been any better or different if another person or party had been elected in the first place. For that reason, I think the incumbents should have the right to try to convince us of what they hope to do in the future and how they will overcome any of the shortcomings or mistakes they made along the way. Maybe they have a harder job in some ways because they have to deal with the impact of past events whereas the other candidates can focus entirely on what they promise to do in the future.
Thanks so much for your comment, sorry it took a while to get back to you. Anyone else care to weigh in on this topic?