"Cowardice asks the question...is it safe? Expediency asks the question...is it politic? Vanity asks the question...is it popular? But conscience asks the question...is it right? And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but one must take it because it is right." ~Dr. Martin Luther King

Thursday 24 February 2011

A Snippet Circulated To Council Members

Ms. Buck, 

 Attending Council last night both as an invited guest to witness the Ontario Heritage Trust awards, and as a supporter of the AFA, I was curious about the term "double dipping" that you used. 

Having searched the internet it seems the common definition for 'double dipping' perhaps better describes your position - Please review definition below.

Do you not receive a pension from the Canadian government and compensation from Aurora taxpayers as a Councillor? Before accusing others it is always wise to make sure one's own record is sound. 

double dipping
noun
The practice of drawing two incomes from the government, usually by holding a government job and receiving a pension, as for prior military service.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. 

Robert Leonard

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Is there something WRONG with that? Seems to me that if you're a pensioner, you can earn a pension. Income (whether from being a councillor or an opera singer) gets claimed on your taxes too. What's this guy's issue??

Anonymous said...

Robert Leonard isn't connected to Susan Morton by any chance is he?