{"id":5551,"date":"2025-10-30T07:29:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northhatley.info\/?p=5551"},"modified":"2025-10-30T07:30:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T11:30:38","slug":"the-candidate-speech-i-would-have-given-on-october-23-rather-than-a-resignation-speech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northhatley.info\/en\/2025\/10\/30\/the-candidate-speech-i-would-have-given-on-october-23-rather-than-a-resignation-speech\/","title":{"rendered":"The candidate speech I would have given on October 23, rather than a resignation speech"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many wondered what I would have said that evening i<a href=\"https:\/\/northhatley.info\/en\/2025\/10\/24\/north-hatley-a-show-of-force-to-push-me-out-of-the-council-race\/\">f I hadn&#8217;t been removed from the electoral list a few hours earlier<\/a>. My intention is not to rub salt in the wound, but to clarify my intentions toward our municipality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I ran for councilor without pay, it was to work voluntarily and concretely on the issues I have raised in recent months. The situation is not simple, and I have the utmost respect for elected officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My criticism is directed at actions and professional work, not at individuals. The line between the two is sometimes difficult to draw, but it is essential if we want to move forward collectively and improve our practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Discours de pr\u00e9sentation de ma candidature (qui aurait du \u00eatre fait) \/\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HbpSG5LAw7Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many wondered what I would have said that evening if I hadn&#8217;t been removed from the electoral list a few hours earlier. 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