Now, Leanne has always acted very oddly towards me. I don't know if this is just how she is, or if she has something against me personally. To be fair to her, despite the fact that I've lived in her constituency for quite some time, we've only ever seen each other during election seasons, when I was running against her. Since I rent my home, rather than owning it, I'm not part of the population of Ward 5 that she seems to actually care about. But, I digress.
In 2014, the first time I ran for city council, I was getting questions from voters about my credentials: they wanted to know what sort of education I had. So, when anyone asked, I'd tell them that I have a bachelor's degree in mathematics. Which I do. On other occasions, I'd talk about my personal history, how I grew up in Puslinch, and went to school here, that sort of thing.
We were at some event, and Leanne came up to me and said something along the lines of "You've been saying you have a math degree, right? I asked around the math department at UofG, and no one there can remember you. It's not a very big department, so if you were there..." At which point I cut her off and pointed out that my degree was from UofT, and I went to high school in Guelph.
Whether she actually asked around the math department about me, I don't know, and I'm willing to bet she doesn't remember, because for her it was Tuesday. It stuck with me, though, because it seemed really fucking weird. But, I'm just a regular guy, not a seasoned politician like Leanne, so what do I know? Maybe Guelph wants a Mayor that'll waste time digging around to try to "Gotcha!" someone when she has a question, rather than asking them directly. We'll find out soon enough.
But is that all I have? Just one little thing? No. No it is not.
