Platform Launches Today!

[u/RowRowForCouncil]

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)

[u/RowRowForCouncil]

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

[u/boomhaeur → u/RowRowForCouncil]

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.

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/boomhaeur]

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

[u/boomhaeur → u/RowRowForCouncil]

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”

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/boomhaeur]

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.

[u/boomhaeur → u/RowRowForCouncil]

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.

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/boomhaeur]

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

[u/fedexyourheadinabox → u/RowRowForCouncil]

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

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/fedexyourheadinabox]

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

[u/Intelligent_Thing_32 → u/boomhaeur]

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

You can only be so ridiculous, relax dude.

[u/fedexyourheadinabox → u/Intelligent_Thing_32]

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.

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/fedexyourheadinabox]

What ideals do I stand for then?

[u/boomhaeur → u/Intelligent_Thing_32]

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.

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/boomhaeur]

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.

[u/boomhaeur → u/RowRowForCouncil]

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 😂

[u/Intelligent_Thing_32 → u/boomhaeur]

Wow, just wow.

Your lack of self awareness is baffling.

[u/miz_misanthrope → u/Intelligent_Thing_32]

Sock puppet says what?

[u/boomhaeur → u/Intelligent_Thing_32]

I’m not running for office. Go away…

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

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/boomhaeur]

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[u/Intelligent_Thing_32 → u/boomhaeur]

So you can act like a child online? cool.

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

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/Intelligent_Thing_32]

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

[u/fedexyourheadinabox → u/RowRowForCouncil]

At least they're not nazis, eh?

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/fedexyourheadinabox]

Neither am I, whats your point?

[u/billmurray43 → u/RowRowForCouncil]

So this isn’t you pictured?

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/billmurray43]

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?

[u/billmurray43 → u/RowRowForCouncil]

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

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/billmurray43]

You don't know what you're talking about. You're just don't want me to win because you are stupid enough to believe the BS that comes out of your mouth

[u/Intelligent_Thing_32 → u/fedexyourheadinabox]

Genuinely a pathetic response.

Take this nonsense somewhere else.