What do you do when you don't have a candidate to vote for?

Calgary Municipal Elections are being held this coming Monday (October 15). I've got my alderperson (yes, I know "we" in Calgary use "alderman" but this will add to my argument in a minute) and school board candidates picked out, and I thought I had a handle on who was getting my mayoral vote. The three front runner are incumbent Dave Bronconnier, Alnoor Kassam and Jeremy Zhao. All three have good and bad things going for them, as is usual with any candidate.

Bronconnier (nemesis of my sweetie) really dropped the ball this week at the Mayoralty Debate when he tried to distance himself from a Tourism Calgary campaign aimed at gay and lesbians. Kassam, meanwhile, received a lot of media coverage when he tried to hike rents 400% this February. So, being me, I looked to the third choice, Jeremy Zhao. And, being me, I went to read his blog, where I found his post on the other candidates. And, being me, this caught my eye:

"Elizabeth Fielding: Elizabeth is a very sincere woman, and a lot of what she has to say comes from her experiences and her passion to take care of others. It is definitely encouraging to see a female run, because you add another perspective into this race. I believe with your circumstance as a mother, you represent the best of parents and the best of how you could still devote time to the campaign while taking care of your family."

Wow. Just, um, wow. I'd say more, but I've got some cookies to bake.