Mayoral "Forum" at Red River College

Wednesday morning from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. a mayoral forum was held in the Red River College downtown campus' cafeteria with candidates Mayor Sam Katz and Judy Wasylycia-Leis.

During this event I decided to take my first crack at live tweeting. I used hashtags #mayoralforum and #rrc. Here`s a few examples of what went on during the forum.

• You can cut the tension with a knife at the mayoral forum.
• Oh Sam and Judy, you've already proven that you can avoid answering questions now cut it out!
• I have never heard so many interruptions in 20 minutes before.
• "You can feel the love in the room here at Red River College" -Richard Cloutier from CJOB
• @hayleybrigg calls Judy out on giving good jobs to ex criminals instead of more deserving people.
• Richard Cloutier cuts Wasylycia-Lees off to let Katz talk.
• "everyone in this room needs to know there's a quality job out there for them" -Katz on employing #crecomm grads!
• "you don't want me to get the airhorn out" Cloutier says to Wasylycia-Lees! 
• "let's talk about reality Judy, we've never had a defacit, you're making this stuff up" -Katz
• Environmental issues, Katz wants to get into composting and recycling and increase transit popularity.
• Wasylycia-Leis thinks the biggest environmental problem in our city is Mayor Katz for not completing rapid transit yet.
• The crowd seems to prefer the idea of LRT over BRT in Winnipeg
• Cloutier brings up the youth curfew again, neither candidate is "for" it and Judy brings up community centers...again!
• Katz wants to be mayor because Winnipeg is his home and wants it to be a place where we can live, work and play.
• Katz's vision for the next 4 yrs: rejuvenate downtown, more people using alternative transportation, making the city safe.
• Church ministry qualifies you to be mayor according to Wasylycia-Leis 
• Katz asks the audience if they know he owns the Winnipeg Goldeyes. "It's not a secret" he says.
• Judy tells Sam what is "the right" thing to do with Canwest park and water issues.
• "Thanks Mom" - Katz to Wasylycia-Leis on telling him what to do.
• Katz addresses that 45 million dollars has been given to community centers already.
• Public perception vs actual evidence: Katz says perception is reality and that's what you deal with.
• Judy calls the city "dirty" and "behind the times" in environmental issues.

Winner? I'd say Katz takes it. 


To view the complete live tweet, follow me on twitter! @terrynshiells