Tag: Election Rules

Mac Responds to Politicast Episode, Not About Buying Domains

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The May 20, 2026 episode of the Guelph Politicast began as a message from a concerned citizen who noted that a couple of domain names connected to candidates running for city council this fall were redirecting to the Caught in Guelph site. Before publishing the episode, Guelph Politico sought comment from Caught in Guelph’s owner Thai Mac who didn’t respond, but he did respond the day after the podcast was posted, and he demanded some retractions… Continue reading “Mac Responds to Politicast Episode, Not About Buying Domains” →

GUELPH POLITICAST #525 – Election Skullduggery Already? (feat. Dylan McMahon)

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On Friday, Guelph Politico received a video of someone accessing the website “michellebowman.ca”. Michelle Bowman is a candidate running in Ward 2 in this fall’s municipal election, so one would think that if you typed in her name with the domain extension “.ca” that it would lead to her website. It doesn’t. Barely three weeks into this election, do we already need to have a conservation about the rules and ethics of running for local office? Continue reading “GUELPH POLITICAST #525 – Election Skullduggery Already? (feat. Dylan McMahon)” →

Mac’s Back, Or Is He? Questions Remain About Candidate’s Unofficial Status

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On Tuesday, Ward 1 voters were suddenly wondering if they had a new candidate on the ballot. Or make that an old candidate on the ballot. As previously reported, council candidate Thai Mac left the 2022 election race a few weeks ago after some social media posts of questionable taste started to get passed around, even though he will technically remain on the ballot. So is Mac still looking for your vote? Continue reading “Mac’s Back, Or Is He? Questions Remain About Candidate’s Unofficial Status” →