A city council candidate in British Columbia who took a humorous approach to his election campaign, including saying that he dislikes politics and isn’t qualified for the job, was elected with more than 12,000 votes.
Brady Rogers, 33, told The Epoch Times he hadn’t planned to run for Kelowna city council this year and had never aspired to a career in politics or considered himself a politician. But about three months ago, a friend “planted a bug” in his ear, prompting him to realize that his skills aligned with what the city needed.
Rogers put up humorous campaign signs with messages such as “Let’s see what happens?” “How hard could it be?” “Fine. I’ll do it,” “Just trying to pay my rent,” and “I barely want to do this.” On his campaign website, he told prospective voters he didn’t enjoy politics, didn’t know what he was doing, and wasn’t qualified….