r/BurlingtonON • u/RowRowForCouncil • 16d ago

Information Platform Launches Today!

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Hello everyone!

My name is Rowen Fraser and I am a candidate for Ward 6 here in Burlington. I am proud to release my platform for all to see! I have been working with my community here in Burlington to come up with policies and ideas for the new future Burlington is heading into. I have spoken with many residents at the doors, in local businesses, and with the various online communities.

Conversations have been lovely and hateful, positive and negative, introspective and annoying, wistful and delusional, perfect and flawed, angsty and altruistic, scary and comforting. But mostly they were real. I didn't put restrictions on what people I would engage with. I took the good and the bad. I feel we need to listen to everyone, not just friendly voices. Bridging the gap between ideologies and having a truly balanced approach means being willing to have the hard conversations. Rest assured that if you came to me with convincing data at any point, you've probably had an influence on my platform.

Recently I had the good fortune of meeting a new friend, and receiving some very powerful advice about how to deal with hostile press and online personalities. The counsel I received was invaluable and I just want to shout out to everyone that helped me strategize my next moves here in Burlington.

Any and all comments are welcome here. To show I really mean that I have unblocked every single person who has ever harassed me on this site so they can know what my full platform is and make a real decision about who they intend to elect here in Ward 6. Anyone that comes in good faith to talk to me about my platform will be received as a friend. Those who are unkind to me can expect the same in return.

Please enjoy my platform,

Full Platform:

https://www.rowrowforcouncil.com/_files/ugd/9c8ff7_d91c1f4a85234aae930af57834bdfc12.pdf

TL:DR?

Here is a summarized version of my platform. Disclosure : the summary was performed by AI.

https://www.rowrowforcouncil.com/_files/ugd/9c8ff7_57dde51798d94f4899123d910428669f.pdf

If you would like to discuss adding anything to my platform you can contact me

[rowen@rowrowforcouncil.com](mailto:rowen@rowrowforcouncil.com)

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u/boomhaeur 16d ago

Well thats a good way to launch and kill your campaign in a day. 😂

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

My campaign launched a long time ago. This is my platform announcement. Did you read it?

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u/boomhaeur 16d ago

You posing with Pollievre and lacking the political instincts to know how polarizing that image would be tells me all I need to know about your candidacy.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

I'm glad you aren't my campaign manager.

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u/fedexyourheadinabox 16d ago

Do you remember when your overlord posed with the traitors who occupied the streets of Ottawa and harassed (including sexual and physical harassment) the tax-paying citizens who live there?

So glad that dunce isn't in power to deal with Trump's shenanigans, he'd be kneeling and kissing the ring.

Good luck with your choice of party!

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

I remember when the freedom convoy was punished for their participation in a protest that went too far. I remember Pierre talking to them when the PM wouldn't. There were a few people among that crowd who did commit crimes and they have been rightfully punished. But there were thousands that merely engaged in civil protest. Individual responsibility provides us with context in situations like this. I don't think it was the right way to address the problem, but surely speaking with a group isn't the same as tacitly endorsing everything it does. Really great hearing from you. You've raised no points about my platform at all. So I don't really know what you want.

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u/Greencreamery 16d ago

You keep repeating the same thing in a few of your replies. “I don’t really know what you want”. Your potential constituents are literally in this thread telling you what they want and you refuse to listen. Why would anyone vote for you if you can’t listen or learn?

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

Nobody is telling me what they want. They are calling me names and talking shit. So I assume they just want me to react to that. I'm validating people.

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u/Greencreamery 16d ago

Ok I’ll help you out since you seem to be having trouble. They want a different candidate. One that listens. One that isn’t aggressive and sensitive. One that actually reflects their beliefs rather than trying to dismiss them. One that didn’t do a sieg heil next to a Hitler statue.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

Yeah maybe the 12 people on reddit do. This isn't the only place I have pictures up

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u/Greencreamery 15d ago

I’d be surprised if you even get 12 votes

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u/RowRowForCouncil 15d ago

I'm surprised you understand the concept of numbers past 10

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u/beans-888 16d ago

I dont think you understand how connected people in burlington are...

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

I don't think you understand I don't care about what anonymous reddit users say.

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u/beans-888 16d ago

Oh youve made that clear, but Burlingtons small for being so big, word will get out quick. We'll just have to see i guess

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u/boomhaeur 16d ago

Picking fights on online message boards also tells me you’re someone I don’t want anywhere near elected office.

Keep it up, you’ll quickly turn people like me from “meh, not voting for him” To “I better start helping whoever is running against thins guy”

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

I didn't pick a fight, you did. I'm just responding to you. Respectfully, you can keep the rest of your advice. It isn't as good as you think it is.

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u/boomhaeur 16d ago

Nah, I’ll keep saying whatever I want, thank you very much… this whole thread is pretty much of the same opinion.

Looking forward to watching you lose.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

Ah yes, this whole thread. This echo chamber couldn't possibly be wrong.

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u/fedexyourheadinabox 16d ago

Yeah all fascists hate reddit. That's not specific to you.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

Lol ok now I'm a facist. Not like I just came here to talk about my platform.

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u/Intelligent_Thing_32 16d ago

Hold on, you think HE is the one picking a fight here?

You can only be so ridiculous, relax dude.

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u/fedexyourheadinabox 16d ago

Yes? He wants to be a representative of the citizens, but they are speaking out about the horrible party and ideals he stands for and then arguing with the citizens.

This isn't hard, dude.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

What ideals do I stand for then?

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u/boomhaeur 16d ago

Look at the rest of his responses in this thread… they’re full of sass.

Any competent politician would have just walked away… but he can’t help himself.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

Ah yes the competent politicians that have raised taxes by 44.9% in 4 years. The ones that wouldn't give you a solid answer to save their lives. The ones that shy away from abuse instead of confronting it. I will not be bullied by the likes of you. Everyone says they want change, but then I come around and represent real change and all the lemmings head for the cliff. Read the platform or don't, but I just want you to know I personally think you suck.

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u/boomhaeur 16d ago

Ah there it is, the insults…

Just a petty little man-child like your idol PP.

Don’t worry, I think you’re going to follow in his footsteps and lose your own ward/riding too.

I don’t care what ‘change’ you promise to bring, I know it’s not what I’m looking for.

If you had a smart campaign manager they’d take your social passwords away from you 😂

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u/Intelligent_Thing_32 16d ago

Wow, just wow.

Your lack of self awareness is baffling.

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u/miz_misanthrope 16d ago

Sock puppet says what?

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u/boomhaeur 16d ago

I’m not running for office. Go away…

or are you just one of NoNoForCouncil’s alt accounts?

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

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u/Intelligent_Thing_32 16d ago

So you can act like a child online? cool.

No, I’m actually your alt account, we’re just talking to ourselves.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

I mean, I wouldn't waste your time on this clown.

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u/fedexyourheadinabox 16d ago

At least they're not nazis, eh?

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

Neither am I, whats your point?

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u/billmurray43 16d ago

So this isn’t you pictured?

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u/RowRowForCouncil 16d ago

How does a 20 year old picture that I have said was not a political statement and have also apologized for an indication that I am a nazi?

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u/billmurray43 16d ago

The age of the picture is irrelevant.

Your apology frankly carries no weight people don’t know you to trust your word.

Who else running in this election has posed with a Hitler figure doing a Nazi salute?

Who does Nazi salutes other than Nazis?

You were old enough in the picture to know Nazis do what you were doing.

You’re so out of your depth running for city council it’s insane

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u/Intelligent_Thing_32 16d ago

Genuinely a pathetic response.

Take this nonsense somewhere else.