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About thebows99krug

Hi, I am Eric, a retired librarian. I was born in St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto and raised in the downtown area north of the Art Gallery, south of the University of Toronto. I went to Orde Street Public School, Harbord C.I., University College at the UofT and the UofT's Faculty of Library and Information Science. I meet my wife Patricia at FLIS; our first date was on November 15, 1968. We were engaged February 14, 1969 and married on June 21, 1969. Our family includes son, James; daughter-in-law, Erin; (both writers), grand-daughters, Vivian and Eleanor; and Sonic, a very friendly ginger tabby. My beloved wife died January 7, 2017 and our 19 year old cat Pooka died January 8, 2017. I would like to hear from any other class of '63 alumni of Harbord C.I. and class of '67 alumni of UofT's University College.

Hurrah KPL!

Posted on December 8, 2007 by thebows99krug

 “Kitchener library opens shelves to region’s readers” is a headline I’ve wanted to see since I moved to Kitchener about 17 years ago.  I believe in one library card for all of Ontario and our public libraries pooling their resources … Continue reading →

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Democracy in India vs Pakistan

Posted on November 13, 2007 by thebows99krug

From the Toronto Star November 11, 2007 artcle "Picking through Pakistan’s cliches" by Haroo Siddiqui an answer to my question. "The larger question is: Why has democracy floundered in Pakistan but flowered in India? Theories abound. The British, favouring India, … Continue reading →

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MMP just not the right alternative

Posted on October 11, 2007 by thebows99krug

The very decisive rejection of MMP is just that – a rejection of Mixed Member Proportional representation as proposed. The voters understood that MMP put more power in the hands of the political parties. There is no getting around the … Continue reading →

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The Liberals do not deserve a majority

Posted on October 5, 2007 by thebows99krug

I’m really angry that the Liberals are going to get away with under funding our schools and not updating the funding formula.  They very effectively buried the issue by misleading the public into believing that John Tory’s promise to fund … Continue reading →

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Why I’m supporting FPTP

Posted on September 29, 2007 by thebows99krug

A fundamental feature of democracy is majority rule and the consent of the governed; government of the people, by the people, for the people. It is about the importance of the individual in the context of government. (See the various … Continue reading →

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Why I’m NOT voting for MMP

Posted on September 28, 2007 by thebows99krug

    Democracy is all about government by the people for the people. It is NOT government by political parties or ideas.     Parties are about a group of people with similar ideas getting together in an attempt to sell their ideas … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Ontario public lbraries

Posted on September 17, 2007 by thebows99krug

The local public library, open to all and virtually free of charge, is an institution so familiar to us today that it is hard to imagine a time when public libraries did not exist. Yet here in Ontario, public libraries … Continue reading →

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REGARDING THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS FOR THE CITY OF KITCHENER

Posted on August 26, 2007 by thebows99krug

The current council just isn’t large enough to represent all points of view in the municipality.  It could be far too easy for, say, developers to elect a majority on council. At the municipal level, in the name of efficiency … Continue reading →

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Why we don’t go to Toronto’s CNE any more.

Posted on August 17, 2007 by thebows99krug

         I grew up in Toronto in the days when the CNE used to give free Children’s  Day passes to all grade school kids.  I went to the "Ex" every year from approximately 1954 to 1967. The Military Tattoo in … Continue reading →

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The public library movement in nineteeth century Ontario

Posted on August 7, 2007 by thebows99krug

In Ontario library review, March 1982 Volume 66 Number 1 pages1 to 16 In 1882, Ontario passed Canada’s first Free Libraries Act. The following article was prepared to mark the occasion of the centenial in 1982. It was required reading … Continue reading →

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