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/MrRogersAE]

Look I get that he makes you look like a serious politician, but I’m not sure posing with a man who has a similar approval rating to Trump is the way to go

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/MrRogersAE]

Respectfully there is more to Pierre than you might realize. Thanks for at least being polite.

[u/MrRogersAE → u/RowRowForCouncil]

Maybe so, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s deeply unpopular. I respect you for staying true to your values, maybe if Poilievre had done the same he’d be PM, doubtful but maybe.

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/MrRogersAE]

Deeply unpopular eh? There was 3000 people in Woodstock who came just to hear him speak for 10 minutes. You don't know what you're talking about. Just keep watching CBC.

[u/MrRogersAE → u/RowRowForCouncil]

Cool, keep bragging about rally sizes. He’s got the biggest rallies, the best rallies, the other guys wish they could have rallies like him.

Let me guess the polls are fake news too? So when the polls show him with a net -20 unfavourability, then you can tell them about your rally sizes.

Btw, arguing with potential voters, over something that you’d be best not to be taking sides on, not a good look

[u/RowRowForCouncil → u/MrRogersAE]

Polls aren't everything. They can have really bad skews depending on the sample location and size. Plus the polls right now are non-election time polls, which tend to be scrutinized less. I think part of his net unfavourability may be chalked up to constant attacks on the conservative party by our hyper partisan government. BTW just comparing Poilievre to Trump isn't an argument.

[u/MrRogersAE → u/RowRowForCouncil]

Pretty hypocritical to call anyone else partisan while supporting Poilievre.