10-13-2018, 11:56 PM
I've liked speaking with Deutschmann and appreciated how active he's been, but I found myself strongly put off by his lack of strong support for Phase 2 of Ion. I see highway 8 to the 401 as a major pain point for people within the region going to & from Cambridge, as well as anyone going further down the 401. Getting busses off the 8 and the 401 and getting to and from Cambridge without road delays would benefit the region. Deutschmann being more hesitant to press for phase 2 may resonate with some voters, but it's surprised me how much it lowered his chances of getting my vote.
Like others, I've barely heard anything from Redman and barely seen any signs, however watching the Rogers debate and listening to the discussions on CBC this past week definitely make me think it should be a race between Redman and Deutschmann, and I'm leaning towards Redman now.
In Waterloo, the Waterloo debate convinced me to stick with Jaworski. I was disappointed by how he handled the complaints around the King Street bike lanes, but in general he's been doing a decent job. What stood out to me on the Rogers debate is that he just seemed more positive than the other two candidates and he really showed that he has a good grasp of the job. Steiss did come across knowledgeable too, and seems like she could do a good job, but her opening remarks and some of her comments came across fairly negative but to me there didn't seem to be enough to back up that negativity. (The third candidate just seemed angry and ill-informed, and I have fundamental disagreements with his stated positions and "stop the war on cars" attitude. Plus I strongly suspect that if his personal, locked twitter account could be accessed I would find even more to disagree with.)
Like others, I've barely heard anything from Redman and barely seen any signs, however watching the Rogers debate and listening to the discussions on CBC this past week definitely make me think it should be a race between Redman and Deutschmann, and I'm leaning towards Redman now.
In Waterloo, the Waterloo debate convinced me to stick with Jaworski. I was disappointed by how he handled the complaints around the King Street bike lanes, but in general he's been doing a decent job. What stood out to me on the Rogers debate is that he just seemed more positive than the other two candidates and he really showed that he has a good grasp of the job. Steiss did come across knowledgeable too, and seems like she could do a good job, but her opening remarks and some of her comments came across fairly negative but to me there didn't seem to be enough to back up that negativity. (The third candidate just seemed angry and ill-informed, and I have fundamental disagreements with his stated positions and "stop the war on cars" attitude. Plus I strongly suspect that if his personal, locked twitter account could be accessed I would find even more to disagree with.)