While Carmon has not confirmed that he will be running for the position, he said that it was something that he was seriously considering.
"There's a decent chance that I'm running," he said, adding that if anyone else confirms his candidacy before he did would "know [him] better than [himself]."
While it has not been publicly announced, Silverstein has confirmed his intention to run for the VP Finance position in an interview with the Tribune and cited his experience as president of Chabad McGill and co-chair of this year's McGill Management Leadership Seminar as just two of the experiences that he has had with managing finances.
"I'm no stranger to numbers; I'm no stranger to big numbers," he said. Silverstein also emphasized the priority he would place on Haven Books.
"If I were to be elected, it would probably be one of the first things I would deal with."
The outgoing VP Finance, Imad Barake, has not placed his support behind either candidate, commending Carmon and Silverstein on their differences.
"[Silverstein] has much stronger knowledge in finance and [Carmon] has valuable skills in SSMU," Barake said. "Yahel [Carmon] knows SSMU very well."
Barake added that, while the required knowledge for running the VP Finance portfolio diverges from typical finance curricula, he will be able to pass on his knowledge to the elected VP over the summer.
"Regardless of who wins, I'll give advice [to him] but I'm not supporting anyone," Barake said, emphasizing that he wants to leave the choice entirely to the voting students and that he will only focus on the mandate of his portfolio.
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