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- Andrew Coyne: Fear of audits led Conservatives to cover for Duffy natpo.st/186YSh8 via @fullcomment, a good read on a long weekend! 1 day ago
- Knowing how to win counts in hockey and politics; guelphmercury.com/opinion/column… via @guelphmercury; Horwath ran down the clock against an empty net 2 days ago
- Even if Duffy goes the mess will linger for the PMO natpo.st/11I9wfn via @fullcomment; a scandal fit for this senator. Fitting indeed. 3 days ago
- Ontario NDP’s slo-mo slide from victory to incompetence natpo.st/17qb3b9 via @fullcomment; NDP's good strategy if governing isn't goal 4 days ago
- Govt spends $ to monitor own MPs #cdnpoli huff.to/170UBh9 via @HuffPostCanada; media monitoring, you seriously want this too #Guelph? 4 days ago
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A $20K slap in the face
Just picking up on the buzz here and here about Guelph’s top public official, CAO Ann Pappert deciding to move to Guelph. I can only say how incensed I am to learn that CAO Pappert has a $20K incentive in … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability
Tagged CAO, City Hall, Guelph, Hubris, Legacies, Mayor Farbridge, Service, Trust
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Twister coming to Guelph?
The application of the ill-considered nuisance by-law recently considered by Council and referred back to committee would have had the effect of creating a municipality with restrictions and requirements around public activities that would have been the civil liberties version … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Our money, their legacy, Wellbeing?
Tagged City Hall, Guelph, Hubris, Legacies, Mayor Farbridge, Misadventures, Nuisance By-law, Trust
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How to embarrass a city council, badly
One approach: Take a draft by-law initially intended to address the issue of “nuisance parties”, an issue that is especially challenging in two wards, and turn it an impractical omnibus by-law requiring a permit to exercise Charter Rights in the … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Wellbeing?
Tagged City Hall, Guelph, Hubris, Legacies, Misadventures, Nuisance By-law, Trust
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Merc in the running for eight
Congratulations to the Guelph Mercury and staff for its eight nominations for Ontario Newspaper Award nominations, and in particular, congrats to Scott Tracey for his nomination in the area of municipal affairs, and to Tara Klager (whom I have never … Continue reading
Not in the forecast
No further explanation is required. That seems to be the attitude from Guelph’s City Hall in the instances when the news doesn’t match up with the City’s “official speak”. It’s a big issue as it goes to public confidence in … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Our money, their legacy
Tagged Accountability, City Hall, Composting facility, Guelph, Hubris, Legacies, Taxes, Trust
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One for the next list of 99
A response from Guelph CAO Ann Pappert was published in yesterday’s Mercury, regarding the Bradshaw video misadventure, along with a field goal of an editorial on it today — alluding to the inescapable question… when will Council weigh in and … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Our money, their legacy
Tagged Accountability, City Hall, Guelph, Hubris, Legacies, Maclean's, Mayor Farbridge, Misadventures, Service, Taxes, Trolling and spinning, Trust
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Blanket mailout
We recently learned that Mayor Farbridge was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee medal, having been recognized by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) for her “exemplary efforts to make (her) community a great place to live.” … Continue reading
Posted in Accountability, Our money, their legacy
Tagged CAO, City Hall, Guelph, Hubris, Legacies, Mayor Farbridge, Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee medal, Service, Trust, Volunteers
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