Archie has lost his perspective and objectivity, which is too bad for someone who is genuinely concerned about people and the Community and has been tireless worker for both. At this point, he is being heavily influenced by the strong showing that he had as a federal Independent, and not accepting that much of it was a protest vote against 2 federal parties and other candidates. Plus he is being pushed by a cadre of 'supporters' who want to continue to show their disdain for the process or have another agenda like equalization or CB autonomy. Unfortunately neither they or Archie have any real understanding of those issues or how to deal with them, to say nothing of the Tax Cap, the Charter or the economy. He will finish a distant third in the voting but may very well steal enough votes from Amanda to have her place second; he is not stealing a single vote from Clarke! If he really wanted positive change in CBRM, he'd resign his misguided campaign, and throw his support behind Amanda.

Michael, this is a sign that Archie MacKinnon is using as he campaigns on his Facebook page, where he has accused Mayor Clark and Councillor McDougall of stealing.We should all speak out against these dark campaign tactics so that our local campaigns improve. Many candidates are running positive, informative campaigns. Archie MacKinnon should as well.

Civility should be expected but respect must be earned. During this mayoral campaign, Archie has been attacking people, organizations, and anything that moves without taking a moment to observe or seek to understand. If you are not 100% with him, prepare to be attacked. How do you reconcile the fact that he says everyone is stealing money when his own (MP) campaign is under investigation for stolen money (tens of thousands of dollars based on what Archie said himself in the recent debate)?