Rob Reid | Victoria | Mayor
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 08:17 AM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:04 AM
Know it all.
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:40 AM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 10:00 AM
Rob Reid's running?
No pun intended?
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 10:26 AM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 12:37 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 01:38 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 01:43 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 01:49 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 01:52 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 02:05 PM
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-City of Victoria website, 2009
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 04:33 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 05:02 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 05:08 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 05:09 PM
Know it all.
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 05:20 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 07:39 PM
After telling the TC yesterday that he would seek a position as councillor, now in his words he is waffling and 1/3 of him wants to run for mayor and 2/3 wants to "play it safe" and go for a councillor position.
After telling us that he wants to listen and seek opinions, he then goes on a 10 minute monologue where he tells the listener he doesn't understand 2/3rds of what they say in council meetings, has no agenda or policies, but feels he can get things done.
Rob was obviously nervous but holy smokes he is better to not say anything.
In fairness I only heard the first 15 minutes so maybe he got better but you need to get your lad ship shape there Louise.
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 08:28 PM
If anything, I think the radio stint shows Rob is a citizen of Victoria first, political hopeful second.
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 08:46 PM
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Posted 28 August 2008 - 09:36 PM
Council sessions and council debates can be confusing to the uninitiated so we shouldn't expect first time candidates to carry themselves like incumbents.
If anything, I think the radio stint shows Rob is a citizen of Victoria first, political hopeful second.
I've been attending Council meetings fairly regularly for a couple of years. It can be incredibly confusing as they go by very fast sometimes. There's always a lot of discussion and negotiation by all the players in the days before an application comes before Committee of the Whole so everyone is way up to speed except for those of us in the audience.
Then it comes time to vote. They don't just vote yes or no. Someone might make a motion to decline. If no one supports that motion, someone might make a counter motion to support the proposal with certain conditions. Then that could fail and someone else makes a motion to support without conditions. Then they vote to support (or decline, or table) the proposal. So they either vote yes to say no or vote no to say yes or either to defer it to a later meeting and it all goes by in literally eight or nine seconds with the Councillors barely raising their hands so you have to jump out of your seat and quickly count the limp arms while you can. It can be baffling--and I've run two Boards and am a member of three committees, but because CotW is for Councillor information, not the public, it's a whole other world of complexity.
I didn't hear Reid's interview but talking on the radio can be pretty hairy if you've never done it before. A couple more segments and he'll be fine.
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