Category Archives: News and politics

Some more thoughts on clearing of snow and ice from City of Kitchener streets..                 The walks of those who do not comply with the by-law will not get shovelled for a least a few days after a major snowfall.  … Continue reading →

I’m not pleased with Kitchener council rejecting the $3.8 M proposal to have city crews clear all walks. Increasing the fines for property owners who fail to keep the side walks in front of their homes and businesses clear of … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

    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 →

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 →

         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 →

I find the Conservative attack ads very annoying. I can’t help thinking that, sure, the Liberals didn’t get it done, but they now have a leader who is more committed to doing something than the last two Liberal leaders. The … Continue reading →