[Danny D Oh]

Many of these candidates need to run for, get elected to and sit on council if they want to have a legitimate shot to be mayor and a chance to make a difference at City Hall.

I know Shaun Loney. Would be a great political leader. But he has nowhere near the establishment support or name recognition to pull off a win here. He'd be a great councilor, exactly the kind of creative and pragmatic thinking we need. Do that for a term or two and then take a real shot at it.

I don't quite understand the people who are effectively nobodies to the public with no political experience who step up and think "I'll run for mayor" of the largest city for 1300 km in all directions.