'Elect Bernie Farber' 'Cuz He's a 'Civil' 'Helper'

He's off and running, and even has a website! He wants Thornhillians (Thornhillers?) to vote for him because, among other things,

For decades I have immersed myself in the “helping professions.

Whether as a social worker advocating on behalf of abused children, single mothers and the poor or as a social activist within the Jewish community focused on human rights, the disenfranchised battling racism, anti-Semitism, and xenophobia..

I am passionate about people’s rights , about fairness

Civility has always characterized my dealings and I intend my run in Thornhill to be both passionate on the issues but civil in nature. That is how I operate...

Running on the "civility" platform, eh? That's even more of a non-starter than running on the "let's fund madrassahs and other religious schools" platform. Then again, running on the "more state censorship/"human rights" intrusiveness, please" platform isn't likely to get you too far, either.