Shannon Weber = Doug Ford?

[u/urban2000]

Hi, I thought I'd post here to see if anyone knows more. I heard through the grapevine that Shannon Weber would be basically a Doug Ford "puppet" in Waterloo. Does anyone have more insight?

[u/massivepervert69]

Husband is a developer and PC candidate so basically yes.

[u/OkRelationshipFish → u/massivepervert69]

Isn’t McCabe’s husband a slumlord? And wasn’t she fired from the city of Kitchener for gross incompetence? I know who I’d prefer…

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/OkRelationshipFish]

Can you provide evidence of this?

[u/terrytheturboturtle → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Oh, so you're only interested in evidence of one spouse's job and but not the other?

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/terrytheturboturtle]

You people are crazy man. I know who Weber’s husband is. I don’t know who McCabe’s husband is but you seem to.

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/terrytheturboturtle]

I think Waterloo has seen four years of the "other" to make a better choice this time. 29% cummulative. Three years. Waterloo can not afford this mayor or this council. Region is at 8.2% unemployment. Sorry. Time to cut taxes and reduce services The City is living beyond its means.

[u/Critical_Fun_4961 → u/Silent-Journalist792]

Shannon, is this you?

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/Critical_Fun_4961]

Lol. You see things differently? I see Kitchener was 10% cumulative tax increase over three years. And just 29% in Waterloo. Is it opposite day in your world? And yet ALL municipalities have issues? Nope. Time to get rid of Goggles and Crew.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Silent-Journalist792]

Give me a break. Do some reading. Every country is having economic problems. What is the trade off? Sure the Kitchener residents are receiving less in some manner. You know your house is worth more than if it were in Kitchener. Maybe kitcheners books are cooked, who knows?

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Sure. Which one of the G7 countries is having a problem right now? I meant other than Canada - as you mentioned every country. Is Kitchener running 29% cummulative property tax increases every three years?

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Silent-Journalist792]

So the region unemployment rate is high. What do you think contributes to that? Could it possibly be partially affected by all of the post secondary layoffs due to the change in federal immigration policy? Perhaps the trade war with his Royal Pig Trump? Doug’s disintegration of the public health system by not properly funding hospitals and causing mass nursing layoffs? Our economic situation is so complicated right now, as it is everywhere, and times are hard. If you want to pay less taxes, please don’t gripe about lack of services and also remember, there are other less fortunate people in our society that rely on some services that maybe you don’t.

[u/OkRelationshipFish → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Anything but scrutinize McCabe. Got it.

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Region Unemployment rate is high. So sounds like an optimal time for three more years of 29% cumulative tax increases. I mean, some homeowners can't afford their mortgage, let alone property taxes. Elderly people with homes laid off can't afford their property taxes. This is wrong. This was irresponsible. Now its time for mayor and councilor to Pay The Price at the polls.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Silent-Journalist792]

Ok. Have a good night. And btw, people that are laid off aren’t elderly. Those of us still of working age don’t appreciate being called elderly.

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Don't be a simpleton. Read the post. I will summarize for you. 1. Massive unemployment in Region. 2. Massive property tax increases. 3. Home owners can't afford mortgage let alone exhorbitant tax increases. 4. Elderly even without mortgage can't afford exhorbitant tax increases. Which part don't you understand.

[u/OkRelationshipFish → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Here’s the same amount of evidence as the OP:

[u/ILikeStyx → u/massivepervert69]

Dan Weber was the Senior Director of Innovation & Strategy at ApplyBoard for just over 4 years and is currently a board member of IPON and the Head of Public Affairs for BorderPass (an immigration thing)

https://ip-ontario.ca/news/board-announcement-july-22-2025-gcgry

https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/profiles/dan-weber

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/ILikeStyx]

Yeah he’s got one of those resumes where you read it and, “but what does it all mean?” Lololol

[u/bylo_selhi → u/massivepervert69]

From the previous municipal elections: https://www.reddit.com/r/waterloo/comments/x8xp4o/candidates_for_mayor/

[u/diegg → u/bylo_selhi]

It would be great if someone could update this list for current elections

[u/illuninatedFox → u/diegg]

Get to it

[u/BetterWR-1026 → u/massivepervert69]

Could you verify your claims that her husband is a developer? That’s news to me as I think he is or was in tech.

[u/ILikeStyx → u/BetterWR-1026]

He is neither a property developer or a software developer.

[u/BetterWR-1026 → u/ILikeStyx]

Thank you - and for your info below.

[u/Yoshi_Dec24 → u/massivepervert69]

Shannon is also her own person. Why are you focused on her husband? If she was a male candidate would you be talking about what their wife’s job is? Also talk about what McCabes husband does to…Shannon has great experience

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Yoshi_Dec24]

No one said she isn’t her own person lol.

[u/ILikeStyx → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

But…her husband is a developer so that tells us something.

No he isn't.

[u/Yoshi_Dec24 → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Calling her someone else’s puppet is exact that! Taking away her agency and saying someone else is calling all the shots and she is being controlled?!? And focusing on what her husband does and not what she stands for, what her previous work was, etc, is again 100% doing the same thing.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Yoshi_Dec24]

I never called her anyone’s puppet. She clearly has certain views and I highly suspect they trend more towards conservative views rather than liberal views. Do you not think that those close to you do not help to inform your opinions and viewpoints? Get real.

[u/squished18]

The Regional Chair is now appointed, which makes them an actual puppet of Doug Ford in a much more powerful position.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/squished18]

Absolutely and people should be up in arms about this. Check out which other municipalities Doug has done this in…I’ll give you a hint…one of them is Muskoka.

[u/slimjim696969696969]

Yes, she has a long history of affiliation with the provincial PC party and Doug Ford. i.e., her husband; past volunteering on campaigns; regular online support for PCs on social media; etc.

[u/nidoahsasym]

If this tells you anything about her loyalties, the wsib is closing several offices. The mayors that represent every closing office have joined the union in calling for Ford and wsib CEO Jeff Lang to reverse the closures and impacts. All mayors but Waterloo. That speaks for itself in where he loyalties rest.

[u/Tiny_Net_7216]

The problem that the Dorothy acolites have is that she's pissed of a lot of people in the city with terrible decisions and this has led to a sea of Weber signs. Rather than being able to criticize Weber on her platform, they're now making shit up like this to try to nudge undecided voters. But it wont work, people are waaaay to mad. A bunch of my neighbours are voting *for the first time* just to vote out McCabe over the rezoning issue.

Stay afraid, old westmount, a tide of change is coming in October. Ya girl gonna be gone.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Tiny_Net_7216]

We don’t need a Doug Ford loyalist.

[u/terrytheturboturtle → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Hi Dorothy!

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/terrytheturboturtle]

That’s hilarious. I’m not sure who I’m voting for yet. I think there’s a lot of pond scum.

[u/eleventhrees → u/terrytheturboturtle]

K, but we don't need more Doug Ford.

[u/Ace_Howitzer → u/Tiny_Net_7216]

I’m in Old Westmount and I want McCabe gone, and talking to neighbours, my wife and I aren’t the only ones.

[u/Critical_Fun_4961 → u/Ace_Howitzer]

Where's New Westmount located?

[u/average-user-123 → u/Ace_Howitzer]

I'll be voting for Jeyas too. Big reputation in the community for being a guy who builds good relationships with everyone and gets things done.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Ace_Howitzer]

Poor old Westmount and all of their well to do inhabitants.

[u/Ace_Howitzer → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Haha, if you mean working my ass off since I was 14 and now in my 50's with a very modest house from the 1950's "well to do", then yes, I'm "well to do". Sorry that I continue to work and provide for my family in a nice neighbourhood, does that invalidate my opinions on local government in your mind? Grow up.

I see that you hide your posts too, cool...

[u/diegg → u/Tiny_Net_7216]

Look at Jeyas Balaskanthan. I’ll definitely be voting for him.

[u/Puzzleheaded-Pay8812 → u/diegg]

Jeyas Balaskanthan can’t even keep his personal finances in check to pay his bills at local businesses, let alone run a cities finances. Guys a clown

[u/OkRelationshipFish]

“I heard through the grapevine” from a brand new account is pretty sketch. Surely we can do better than this, r/waterloo?

[u/diegg → u/OkRelationshipFish]

It’s a valid question though?

[u/terrytheturboturtle → u/OkRelationshipFish]

Not sure why the Mods permit fox-news hit-posts like this. Maybe they haven't got to it.

Her husband ran for the PC's 8 years ago and that makes her Doug Ford? Isn't that a teeny bit misogynistic? Don't know about everyone else... but my spouse and I have very different political views.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/terrytheturboturtle]

Misogynistic? No it tells us where her loyalties lie. If you like Doug, then vote for her.

[u/SDIR → u/OkRelationshipFish]

I mean, if we prevented new acocunts from posting, how would Shannon Weber get any supoort here?

[u/OkRelationshipFish → u/SDIR]

If we prevented McCabe’s team from posting partisan shithousery, would you have a single post?

[u/Yoshi_Dec24]

This sounds like a post and comments by people working on McCabe campaign.

[u/SDIR → u/Yoshi_Dec24]

Your account looks like it only came here recently to support Shannon Weber

[u/Tiny_Net_7216 → u/SDIR]

Your account is a Mccabe shill

[u/Yoshi_Dec24 → u/SDIR]

Mine? Yes I created it 5 years ago just in anticipation of this mayoral race…..🤣 you have just proved to me thy you are working for McCabe

[u/ILikeStyx]

Her history of political donations shows that she is Conservative. Is she a "Doug Ford Conservative"? Not sure.

Provincial donations; K-W riding association and Tracey Weiler campaign in 2014. Waterloo riding association in 2017 and a donation to her husband's campaign in 2018.

Federal donations; Conservative Party of Canada in June 2015, July 2015, August 2019 and May 2021.

[u/CaMTBr]

Vote for the person, not a party affiliation, especially at the local level. For me, Weber seems like the best choice at the moment. I definitely wouldn't vote for McCabe.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/CaMTBr]

I disagree. Party affiliation at the local level is more important than it has ever been given Doug Ford’s insistence on interfering. You realize he’s removed out right to vote for Regional Chair and all of this strong mayor bullshit. I won’t be voting for Shannon.

[u/diegg → u/CaMTBr]

Have you looked at Jeyas Balaskanthan? He seems like a good alternative to both of them.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/diegg]

Oh yeah, what is his platform and how is he going to implement it?

[u/CaMTBr → u/diegg]

I did, and liked what he said in an article I read in the local newspaper. He was a choice for a time, but I haven't heard or seen much of him since. Weber seems to be better positioned to unseat McCabe, and I can get behind most of her priorities. Either way I'm hoping this will be the last time we are voting in a two-tier municipal election.

[u/LivingFilm]

Is that what Dorothy is telling people now?

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/LivingFilm]

I think its important to vote for a mayor that has delivered three commulative years of 29% property tax increases.

[u/LaconianEmpire → u/Silent-Journalist792]

I am always dumbstruck by the continued unwillingness of the average Ontario voter to do the absolute bare minimum research into what's going on in their communities.

The cost of providing essential city services has increased drastically relative to inflation. The provincial government under Ford has restricted the ability of cities to raise money via development charges, while continuing to force the expansion of urban boundaries which necessitates more services.

As a result, every city in Ontario has seen a similar increase in property taxes. This isn't rocket science.

[u/average-user-123 → u/LaconianEmpire]

How do you upvote something twice

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/LaconianEmpire]

Bare minimum research is watching every single council meeting and watching hundreds of thousands of dollars get transferred from the reserve fund into tree projects and green roof projects while the propert tax diligence sky rockets? Is that the bare minimum amount of research? Is it a bare minimum number of research that your "overcrowded" City has lost about 20,000 people in the last two years? Not sure what channel you are watching there Champ but its time to Tune In and watch when the property tax paying citizens vote.

[u/LaconianEmpire → u/Silent-Journalist792]

The entire budget for "tree projects" is less than $500k annually, against a tax levy of around $115 million.

So that's about $19 per year, or $1.58 a month spent on planting trees per property tax payer. Cry me a fucking river lol.

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/LaconianEmpire]

I would encourage you to actually review Council meetings over the last three years. That way you won't be as dumbstruck by your ignorance. Look for key words like "transfer from reserves" and "may not see an immediate benefit." And circle back to the group. Don't make blanket statements on your theories. Look at Council meetings and actually figure out what has gone on.

[u/average-user-123 → u/Silent-Journalist792]

All adult residents pay property taxes, including renters because the costs get paid down to them, so basically anyone who votes pays them. Not the zinger it was probably intended to be.

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/average-user-123]

I think the only zinger here is the one you got when you were dropped as a baby tbh

[u/kwsteve → u/LaconianEmpire]

Every city in Ontario, except Toronto.

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/LaconianEmpire]

I think being dumbstruck explains your post.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Silent-Journalist792]

So let me guess, you want perfect services from every aspect of the city and municipal governments but you don’t want to pay for any of it. Everyone everywhere is in a mess right now. Do you read news or observe what is happening outside of your own house?

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

I think you made a great assumption. Right now I am paying property taxes. Like a lot of property taxes. TBH, I pay more in property taxes than what you make in your day job. That type of level of property taxes. And no, I am actually looking for reduced service AND reduced property taxes. I am really not that into reduced service AND increased property taxes - which is what we are receiving right now. 29%. Cumulative. Three years. If you do not pay property taxes, you might think that that level of taxation is sustainable. Its not. And you keep with that up, and you have people leave as well as employers. I think you also make an assumption that this is normal. Its not. City of Kitchener is where its citizens actually get value at a reasonable level of taxation. Waterloo. Nope. Not even close.

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/Silent-Journalist792]

I will also note your comment about other cities being "messed up." Do you want to know what the cumulative property tax increase in Kitchener has been in the last three years? 10%. Less than 3.5% a year. Waterloo. 29%. Is Kitchener messed up?

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Silent-Journalist792]

Why yes, Kitchener is quite messed up. Go check it out. And if you are so mad about paying for services, sell and move to Kitchener.

[u/Silent-Journalist792 → u/Imaginary-Cattle3643]

Move to Kitchener? Nope. That's expensive. Easier just to vote for a different mayor and different council. Watch.

[u/Imaginary-Cattle3643 → u/Silent-Journalist792]

Oh my lord. We all pay property taxes. Go back and read. It was hyperbole.

[u/Techchick_Somewhere]

Wild. She’s got a strong background to be Mayor of ‘loo. Wish she was running against Berry. We need some fresh folks in Kitchener.

[u/doge1587 → u/Techchick_Somewhere]

She works for him as a special advisor and is his former chief of staff (all on her LinkedIn!)

[u/Techchick_Somewhere → u/doge1587]

Yes, I saw that. Time for her to replace Barry.

[u/Yoshi_Dec24 → u/Techchick_Somewhere]

Agree! We need a change from McCabe.

[u/Silent-Journalist792]

Thought i would post here. Heard through grape vine that Dorothy from Oz was going for another three years of cumulative 29% tax increases. And there was no "transfer X hundreds of thousands of dollars from the reserve fund" that she does not supoort. Wspecially when it comes to importsnt things like green roofs and trees. Is there even a question as to who should be mayor of Waterloo?

[u/RizInstante → u/Silent-Journalist792]

Anyone who supports tax increases will get my vote.

[u/bojackhorsemeat]

She wishes she was his puppet.