Waterloo Region Council Election Discussion

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I will be voting for:

Elizabeth Clark
Tom Galloway
Ted Martin
Fauzia Mazhar 

For me, the first two names were easy.  Ted Martin was just so-so.  However, Fauzia Mazhar was very difficult.  But she has many qualities I admire.  She probably has more courage than all the other candidates put together.  And she's progressive on issues that matter to me.

I am not sure where you got all your information about Fauzia. All I got from her was a pamplet that said little more than we need change. She never once spoke about how she intends to advocate for change. It to be perfunctory

I think she did okay in the televised debate. 

Luisa D'Amato wrote an opinion piece on her yesterday.  It takes courage to run for council while wearing a hijab

She was one of the  contributors and signatory to an Anti-Homophobia statement from Imams and Muslim leaders.  

Violence against women and sexual minorities is important to me.  We can have a wonderful city but if some members of our community don't feel safe then that becomes an issue.  During the televised debate she was the only one to mention this kind of violence.  Being aware of this issue is the first step in doing something about it.