Candidate for Burnaby mayor promises to ban kissing, holding hands in public
BURNABY, B.C. – A candidate for mayor in Burnaby is raising eyebrows with a promise to ban kissing and holding hands in public.
Sylvia Gung is running for mayor for a second time, one of five candidates hoping to unseat Derek Corrigan of the Burnaby Citizens Association, who has been mayor of the Vancouver suburb since 2002.
In her unedited candidate profile posted on the City of Burnaby website, Gung says the current job of mayor in the city “allows nothing for the real job – establishing wholesome society.”
She proposes banning election campaigns, which she says will “restoring [sic] citizens the sense of responsibility.”
But perhaps the most controversial of Gung’s proposals are around the issue of public affection.
Gung also promises to “innovating two backward organizations that are the unions and PAC’s.”
The civic election is set for Saturday, November 15. Advance voting begins November 5.
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BURNABY, B.C. – A candidate for mayor in Burnaby is raising eyebrows with a promise to ban kissing and holding hands in public.
Sylvia Gung is running for mayor for a second time, one of five candidates hoping to unseat Derek Corrigan of the Burnaby Citizens Association, who has been mayor of the Vancouver suburb since 2002.
In her unedited candidate profile posted on the City of Burnaby website, Gung says the current job of mayor in the city “allows nothing for the real job – establishing wholesome society.”
She proposes banning election campaigns, which she says will “restoring [sic] citizens the sense of responsibility.”
But perhaps the most controversial of Gung’s proposals are around the issue of public affection.
Gung promises “banning behaviors that hints sex/sexuality, even including Bridal Kiss and walking hand in hand, that hurt public decorum and lead to further violence.”
She also takes issue with the school board, saying she would “get rid of it,” and that it “as nothing but funnel to thwart its political agenda down the throat of the public education.”
Gung also promises to “innovating two backward organizations that are the unions and PAC’s.”
The civic election is set for Saturday, November 15. Advance voting begins November 5.
Candidate for Burnaby mayor promises to ban kissing, holding hands in public - BC | Globalnews.ca