No, Jaffer failed the city miserably
Ian | 20 October, 2008 | 14:16No, Edmonton Journal, Rahim Jaffer did not “serve city well“:
It’s a testament to Rahim — no one calls him by his last name — that his conservative stands such as supporting the Iraq War, likely at odds with many of his constituents, rarely stood in his way politically.
If you are “at odds with many of [your] constituents,” you are not a good representative!
If you are called “the laziest MP in Canada,” you are not ambitious.
If your only major national media appearances were for being impersonated, getting married, and (best of all) losing a Conservative seat, in Alberta, to the NDP, then we do not “need more like him.”
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Saying that "Jaffer failed the city miserably" is a little
daveberta | 20 October, 2008 | 15:18Saying that “Jaffer failed the city miserably” is a little harsh. He was a backbencher in a minority government who narrowly lost in re-election.
The fact that over 20,000 voters supported Duncan shouldn’t downplay the fact that Jaffer earned the support of over 19,000 voters in Edmonton-Strathcona and those voters still deserve some respect. Jaffer was defeated because his opponent ran a stronger campaign and benefited from strategic voters, but it wasn’t a blow out by any sense of the imagination.
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Ian Reply:
October 20th, 2008 at 18:22
It’s a question of how many voted for Jaffer vs. Harper, similarly how many voted Roy vs. Dion vs. Liberal brand or (to some extent) Duncan vs. Layton.
My point is that Jaffer was not a great representative, with low attendance in Ottawa and little accomplishments in 11 years. If by “serving the city well” the Journal meant he was a quiet yes-man to his Reform/Alliance/Conservative leaders, then they nailed it.
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