By Pepper Parr
July 3rd, 2018
BURLINGTON, ON
Ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman.
There is going to be a very credible candidate going after the ward 5 seat.
The word we have is that nomination papers will be filed before the end of the week which means that every member of the current council has ether resigned or will be facing a credible candidate.
Ward 1 Councillor Rick Craven has decided to resign from municipal politics; Ward 2 Councillor Meed Ward is running for the office of Mayor; ward 3 Councillor Taylor resigned, Ward 4 Councillor Jack Dennison decided to hang in and faces a contender that will give him a run for his money.
Ward 6 Councillor Blair Lancaster faces two candidates.
Paul Sharman is the ward 5 incumbent. He really didn’t have much in the way of competition in either the 2010 and the 2014 election.
Intense to the point of making delegations uncomfortable ward 5 Councillor Paul Sharman does know how to drill down into the data and look for results.
It will be a different race for Paul Sharman this time out.
However, in the world of politics, nothing is certain.
Let’s see if the nomination papers are actually filed and then learn a little more about the focus of the prospective candidates campaign.
Omg. Finally. The boys club coming to an end? Ward 5 change is needed!!
Good. I’m hearing many stories coming from different sources of Sharman’s nasty, brutish behaviour, most recently regarding the war he’s waging against former and current ECOB members. As an elected representative, why the hell is he attacking a citizen’s group? And why is he making it so personal?
Let’s hope the contender is honest, open-minded, respectful of citizens and fellow colleagues, welcomes public input and looks out for the best interests of the entire city.
In contrast to anyone we know ….?
Let’s also hope that they don’t like martinis.