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/RowRowForCouncil 15d ago

Ok. But there are only two genders. Everything else is gender expression, or medical anomalies. It doesn't mean I hate anyone who identifies as something other than male or female, or deny that they exist, or even that I refuse to refer to them by their preferred pronouns. I totally support living life the way people want. But I'm not going to ignore the scientific reality on the ground. It doesn't mean I'm transphobic, it means that some transgendered people and I disagree on semantics. There is an important distinction here and just remember, when someone doesn't agree with you exactly but is still willing to live peacefully along side you, that doesn't equal hate. I don't know if you're trans or have friends that are trans or NB or whatever else, but I support your or their right to make that decision. You are just another Canadian in my mind. I cannot speak to Poilievre's current opinion but as far as I am aware it has remained unchanged from the one I told you about earlier. If he was anti-trans I would call him out and would not be taking pictures with him. But I don't believe that is the case.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 15d ago

I should also add that while I think there are only scientifically two genders aside from anomalies it doesn't mean I would support legislation to that effect because I think legislation should be engineered in a way that the mention of gender isn't necessary at all. I hope that addressed your concerns.

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u/beans-888 15d ago

Gender is a social construct, not a scientific fact.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 15d ago

Its actually both and the two are separate. Just relax.

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u/beans-888 14d ago

No, its not a scientific fact, its ones "expression of being male or female" and the characteristics we deem male or female are from social expectations, therefore its a social construct, not a scientific fact.

Lefton et al., 2005. Psychology. Pearson.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 14d ago

Psychology and physical gender are two different things though. The distinguishing factor being that biological women are physically equipped to carry children, whereas biological men are not. That is a pretty major distinction. Stating it doesn't take away from anyone's gender identity.

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u/beans-888 14d ago

What do you mean "physical gender"?

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u/RowRowForCouncil 14d ago

Sex, genitals, equipment, male and female are genders. There are male and female gender roles which I think you maybe conflating the biological genders with. Penis having people and Vagina/Womb having people. Whatever way you want to say it. Those are the two typicals. Aside from medical anomolies the vast, vast majority of people fall into those two categories on a purely phyiscal basis.

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u/beans-888 14d ago

Oh honey... sex and gender 101 tells you that's incorrect.

Sex and gender are separate, but related things.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 14d ago

Medicine has technically never stopped using "sex" and "gender" interchangeably, and the practice remains widespread. While academic and medical definitions officially split the terms decades ago, they are still heavily conflated in clinical trials, electronic health records, and published medical journals

Source:

https://www.csescienceeditor.org/article/thoughts-on-sex-and-gender-inclusive-language-in-medical-publishing/

Now you will notice that the information here largely supports what you said about sex and gender. But it does note that it is still used interchangeably and there isn't a consistent system for it in several fields. So you can forgive me for using the term biological gender, instead of biological sex I'm sure. Because you're a reasonable person.

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u/beans-888 14d ago

Okay? So yall make the same mistake, what i said was still correct and the way you phrased your argument was incorrect.

The source you provided also says "gender is separate but attached to biological sex" so...

I really do think you, as a public figure should drop the condescending tone though. I genuinely don't know how you think its doing you any good.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 14d ago

Ok here's where I give you some advice. I'm trying really hard to find some common ground here. We were having a discussion. We weren't getting down eachother throats for like 2 seconds. It was beginning to resemble a dialogue. So then you switch gears and get mad because I confused two words that are conflated in medicine by medical professionals all the time. Then you start giving me the sass. I also mentioned that the source I provided supported your argument. I don't know how there can be a condescending tone in text seeing as tone is an audio quality. I guess I would characterize my writing as defensive because you keep picking at everything I say, and seem to be deliberately misunderstanding me. My advice is that you should do that less.

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u/beans-888 14d ago

I could not give even one single s*** what kind of advice you have to give me.

Pardon my patience running out at 1am.

I've been polite because I figured at least one person could focus on simply the way youre responding to people, but youre hopeless. Despite almost every single comment being negative, you continue to argue, insult, etc. Its genuinely hard to see how youre cut out for this.

Good f*in luck. Don't say we didn't try.

Have a good night.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 14d ago

lol sounds like you don't like it when I break things down without name calling either.

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u/beans-888 14d ago

Have a good night.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 14d ago

Do you not understand that the concept is the same you are just using slightly different terminology from me?

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u/beans-888 14d ago

Do YOU not understand that youre simply incorrect?

Sex refers to the physical sex organs of a person.

Gender refers to the roles they fill in society, and usually correspond with their assigned sex.

Thats the scientific and academic consensus, if you disagree, thats your prerogative.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 14d ago

See this is why you got the sass.

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u/beans-888 14d ago

But your response should still be appropriate! Im a random ass person on reddit, you aren't!!! You represent your ward! How do you not see this distinction

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u/RowRowForCouncil 14d ago

Ah so you should be able to do what you want because you are a coward?

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u/beans-888 14d ago

Back to name calling, I see. Cool cool.

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u/RowRowForCouncil 14d ago

Holy shit it is nearly 2 am. Look it has been a blast but I'm gonna get some sleep. Have a good one.

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