{"id":492,"date":"2019-10-16T18:10:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T21:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/?p=492"},"modified":"2019-10-17T11:25:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T14:25:24","slug":"why-did-bambi-vote-for-ms-nancy-mercier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2019\/10\/16\/why-did-bambi-vote-for-ms-nancy-mercier\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Bambi vote for Ms. Nancy Mercier?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BetterVAND-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BetterVAND-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BetterVAND-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BetterVAND-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BetterVAND-1200x900.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi is not fond of fascism for having lived through\ncivil war times all her childhood and teenage years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is neither fond nor intimidated by fascist behaviours.\nHowever, she is allergic to seeing someone being harassed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In our days and times, in our small town, it is Ms. Mercier\nwho has been harassed big time lately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi has wished to see more people denouncing those\ncriminal acts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why, like one of the commenters on her blog\n(thank you), she chose to vote for Ms. Mercier, even if she acknowledges that\nall the other candidates have good ideas or may be good or have the potential\nto learn more on the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Actually, it seems to her that all the other\ncandidates appear more reasonable, and even stronger, than their weaker leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This being said, to illustrate how things are undemocratic in Sackville, Bambi just returned from a tour of the town. SYSTEMATICALLY, all the electoral signs of Ms. Nancy Mercier have been removed, whether they were put by others or by herself\/her spouse to help Ms. Mercier after her first harassment incident in Sackville. Some signs were near the hospital, others in the industrial district, others on Bridge street, one York street, and on the Main Exit (the largest vandalized one in the ugliest manner possible). \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have established that this is criminal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2019\/10\/13\/ms-nancy-merciers-electoral-sign-vandalized-further-and-her-other-signs-removed-from-town-why-arent-sackville-citizens-denouncing-these-criminal-acts\/\">http:\/\/bambisafkar.ca\/index.php\/2019\/10\/13\/ms-nancy-merciers-electoral-sign-vandalized-further-and-her-other-signs-removed-from-town-why-arent-sackville-citizens-denouncing-these-criminal-acts\/<\/a>\n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Mercier is laying charges, as per her own tweet three\ndays ago. Good for her! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those responsible must be punished, hoping they will\nlearn a lesson. Bambi says this and she has no clue who may have done it and\nshe does not care to know. She is talking in general, and even regardless of\nthe targeted candidate (of any party, currently running or\u2026 in the future). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is not just illegal. This is harassment and it is\nmorally unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi worries about Ms. Mercier visiting Sackville again (she is on a wheelchair, for God\u2019s sake. It would be perhaps more challenging for her to defend herself if any overzealous fascist decides to attack her). Look what happened to that old lady in Hamilton. Disgusting, to say the least.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The local New <em>Wark Times<\/em> published today an article entitled \u201c<em>Liberal Dominic LeBlanc unable to campaign in Beaus\u00e9jour while Trudeau focusses on neighbouring NS&nbsp;riding<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-link is-provider-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/warktimes.com\/2019\/10\/16\/liberal-dominic-leblanc-unable-to-campaign-in-beausejour-while-trudeau-focusses-on-neighbouring-ns-riding\/\">Liberal Dominic LeBlanc unable to campaign in Beaus\u00e9jour while Trudeau focusses on neighbouring NS&nbsp;riding<\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article above, we can read that \u201cGreen\ncandidate Laura Reinsborough has been taking her message door-to-door and\npersuading voters to display her lawn signs since late June in her campaign to\ndefeat LeBlanc who has held Beaus\u00e9jour for 19 years\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This seems lovely on the surface but if we link the title of the New Wark Times article (Mr. Leblanc taking care of his health) with the harassment of Ms. Mercier\u2019s signs (and silence of all our local newspapers, from the <em>Sackville Tribune<\/em> to the <em>Wark Times)<\/em>, we can see that the competition in Sackville does not appear to be as romantically beautiful as it seems to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For one, Bambi wishes Mr. Dominic Leblanc ALL the\nbest. She sends him her positive vibes! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For two, she has been a long-time voter for him and\nhis party. Plus, she usually knows how to give to Cesar what belongs to Cesar:\nHe is clearly a strong (+ smart) Liberal party member, with more leadership\nthan our Prime Minister and Opposition Leader combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Laura Reinsborough seems to be a talented, motivated\ncandidate (especially linguistically). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trudeau may have chosen to go to Amherst for the reasons mentioned in the article above. It could also be for a tacit alliance with the party line of the Green Party too. Who knows?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyhow, Ms. Reinsborough is running for a party whose colour is sexy to many around here and elsewhere, older and younger\u2026 but one must go beyond a colour in life, even if it is green and it is trendy. One must read and compare the platforms of parties, on environmental issues (+ other issues). Which ones makes the most sense? Is the proposed policy related to the environment truly the best for the Green Party because of its platform or just the perception of a sexy colour? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bambi thinks that it would be good to have more Green\ncandidates in Ottawa to hold our politicians accountable and to push on the\necological front\u2026 but not too many as this would become totally paralyzing to the\neconomy in the longer run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ms. Zann seems to be a talented person who cares for\npeople in her riding. Bambi met her once in the past and enjoyed the chat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She does not know Mr. Scott Armstrong in person.\nHowever, he seems to be an excellent candidate, just like Mr. Vincent Cormier seems\nto be in our own riding. Plus, like Dr. Jean-Marc B\u00e9langer, Mr. Armstrong seems\nto have had a career caring for children and youth\u2019s well-being. Good for them\nand thank you! &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for Ms. Mercier, she has demonstrated that she is a\ncandidate with calibre. Bambi has been impressed with her campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of the results on October 21, long life to Canada\u2026 and hopefully to democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bambi is not fond of fascism for having lived through civil war times all her childhood and teenage years. She is neither fond nor intimidated by fascist behaviours. 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