Comments on: My status http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/ Candidate for city councillor, Ward 27, Toronto Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:54:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kenn Chaplin http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/comment-page-1/#comment-51240 Kenn Chaplin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:02:23 +0000 http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/#comment-51240 Hi Chris: Glad to read about what you're up to and and that GPC/O are still the only parties for us (even if another party continues to waste postage on me!) Hi Chris:
Glad to read about what you’re up to and and that GPC/O are still the only parties for us (even if another party continues to waste postage on me!)

]]> By: Dot http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/comment-page-1/#comment-48134 Dot Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:01:22 +0000 http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/#comment-48134 OK, try this one. We have witnessed over the past few days a repetition of 2006 events where Russia has cut-off gas supplies to parts of Eastern and Western Europe. Should Russia be allowed to do this? If not, should the consumers of Russian gas demand guarantees that their supply be not subject to political whims or extortion by the Russians, or alternatively, if there is a shortage of gas, proportional rationing? What are your views on the solution to the Russian problem with iunsecure and unreliable energy supply. OK, try this one. We have witnessed over the past few days a repetition of 2006 events where Russia has cut-off gas supplies to parts of Eastern and Western Europe.

Should Russia be allowed to do this? If not, should the consumers of Russian gas demand guarantees that their supply be not subject to political whims or extortion by the Russians, or alternatively, if there is a shortage of gas, proportional rationing?

What are your views on the solution to the Russian problem with iunsecure and unreliable energy supply.

]]> By: Chris Tindal http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/comment-page-1/#comment-48028 Chris Tindal Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:30:55 +0000 http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/#comment-48028 Ok, want to try a few more incisive questions? Ok, want to try a few more incisive questions?

]]> By: Dot http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/comment-page-1/#comment-47663 Dot Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:03:56 +0000 http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/#comment-47663 Nope Nope

]]> By: Chris Tindal http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/comment-page-1/#comment-47315 Chris Tindal Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:03:14 +0000 http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/#comment-47315 I don't think there's an inconsistency here, but I can see why it might look that way, so without getting into too much detail I'll try to clarify. In short, my involvement on the FCC and my role as a media spokesperson in the last election are somewhat separate issues. I was still a member of the FCC until December 10th, and I did still attend some phone meetings and participate in some email conversations. During the campaign I think it would be accurate to say I attended most phone calls, but that was mostly to receive updates, not to make decisions. My sense is that since March I've missed more meetings than I've attended, especially since they were moved to take place during business hours in the last few months (a decision I informed the FCC was incompatible with my schedule). In addition I was asked by the media team to be a spokesperson during the last election. They arranged for many of the interviews I did, including the first one on CTV Newsnet. It was the media team who provided CTV with the title of strategist and it stuck for the rest of the campaign. I don't think it was inaccurate. Strategist is a term that's used pretty loosely by all political parties, and I wouldn't even necessarily have had to be a member of the FCC to be considered a strategist, IMHO, if that's what the federal party said I was. Does that help clarify? I don’t think there’s an inconsistency here, but I can see why it might look that way, so without getting into too much detail I’ll try to clarify. In short, my involvement on the FCC and my role as a media spokesperson in the last election are somewhat separate issues.

I was still a member of the FCC until December 10th, and I did still attend some phone meetings and participate in some email conversations. During the campaign I think it would be accurate to say I attended most phone calls, but that was mostly to receive updates, not to make decisions. My sense is that since March I’ve missed more meetings than I’ve attended, especially since they were moved to take place during business hours in the last few months (a decision I informed the FCC was incompatible with my schedule).

In addition I was asked by the media team to be a spokesperson during the last election. They arranged for many of the interviews I did, including the first one on CTV Newsnet. It was the media team who provided CTV with the title of strategist and it stuck for the rest of the campaign. I don’t think it was inaccurate. Strategist is a term that’s used pretty loosely by all political parties, and I wouldn’t even necessarily have had to be a member of the FCC to be considered a strategist, IMHO, if that’s what the federal party said I was.

Does that help clarify?

]]> By: dot http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/comment-page-1/#comment-47313 dot Sun, 28 Dec 2008 17:39:08 +0000 http://www.christindal.ca/2008/12/24/my-status/#comment-47313 Chris, with all due respect, on more than one occasion, you were introduced as a "Green Party Strategist", I believe, in some of the video clips you have posted below. Now, you suggest "In practice I had been an inactive member of the committee since the March by-election." So, were you freelancing in these clips, or did the media have your position incorrectly stated? Chris, with all due respect, on more than one occasion, you were introduced as a “Green Party Strategist”, I believe, in some of the video clips you have posted below.

Now, you suggest “In practice I had been an inactive member of the committee since the March by-election.”

So, were you freelancing in these clips, or did the media have your position incorrectly stated?

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