By Lisa Goudy
Respect is important during electoral debates and an admirable trait in leaders.
Looking to our neighbours in the States, it’s easy to see election tension heating up.
There was a lot of talk surrounding the latest face-off between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney during their heated
second debate earlier this week. While polls indicate Romney won their first match, polls indicated Obama won that match.
The two are set to face off again soon and it’s definitely a heated, accusatory race.
A similar, although far less heated, debate is taking place in Moose Jaw between our two electoral candidates, Deb Higgins
and Fraser Tolmie. With our election less than a week away, tensions seem to be rising in the Friendly City.
I should note here that it is in no way a means to compare our municipal to the presidential election in the States. However,
the heated American debate and a few slightly heated discussions in the Friendly City did occur in the same week.
I think
debate is healthy and necessary in a functioning democracy, but I also think there are ways to have debate while still having
respect for the others and that is important too.
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