Mayoral candidate Cam Jackson, who quit Queen's Park to run for Mayor of Burlington, had this to say in today's Toronto Star (Wide Open Race in Burlington):
"MacIsaac just up and quit on us... "
Jackson's quote, if accurate, raises a question.
Who is the "us" that Mayor Rob MacIsaac quit on?
He didn't quit on me. Fifteen years on Council (nine as Mayor), late meetings, countless hours away from a young family, loss of privacy and on and on.
That's no 'quit.' It sounds more like a commitment to the people of Burlington.
Jackson goes on to say that after the 'quit' "a lot of people in the community approached me..." to run for mayor.
Perhaps. It is certain that many other community people had different ideas and wondered whether Jackson, described in today's article as a "polarizing figure," was the right fit for a job that is a lot about consensus building.
This quote may leave them wondering still.
But slow down - don't believe everything you read. Writer Richard Brennan notes that former mayor "Robert" Mulkewich supports candidate Richard Burgess. If you can get popular Walter "Mayor of all the People" Mulkewich's name wrong you could misquote Cam Jackson.
Couldn't you?
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