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Your question about who might be advising Mr Onley is
still valid. He has to try & get this right. And he has to do so quickly.
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Thank you. You allow me to pursue the question.
Dalton Mc Guinty made the commitment to the electorate to serve as Premier for four years.
We may take that as the reason for the partially successful outcome of the election.
On what basis , did Mr. Onley, who must agree , approve suspension of democratic governing , simply at the request of Mr. McGuinty.
How can such a significant alteration of the will of the people,be so simple?
Is the institution of government so inexact, so frail, that the electorate's right to choose can be so easily be set aside.
I don't think so.
In Markham, a few years ago, with Djag Bhaduria, we watched the struggle to unseat a federal member of parliament for conduct
unbecoming.
The only action possible was to expulsion from the political party that formed the government.
He had no input into government decisions for the rest of the term.
But his election by the riding's electorate could not be set aside.
We are seeing now more than half of all members elected to the legislative assembly a short time ago, rendered ineffective by a decision to suspend their role for an unspecified period, by an appointed official, who apparently has no obligation to explain.
It can't be just because Mr. McGuinty asked for it.
Dalton Mc Guinty's legacy is certainly a story to be told. I suspect it is not yet finished.
But it is only a chapter in the larger story about how easily our government can be brought tumbling down by a decision of a single appointed individual whose role until now has been and was seen to be, largely ceremonial.
Mr. Onley did it,
Mr. Onley should be compelled to answer for it.
Monarchy has not had that kind of power for the last several centuries.
Come to think of it, the last one who tried lost his head as a consequence.
What a gruesome thought !
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ReplyDeleteIt looks likes the Liberals might have another problem. On " Political Points " Andy Radia
ReplyDelete" Former Liberal cabinet minister Joe Fontana accused of paying for son's wedding with taxpayer dollars. "
ReplyDeleteLet's take a look at Christopher Watts' latest post, dealing with the "artifacts" of the Aurora Historical Society.
If the photographs that he has used to illustrate some of this material are representative, it almost appears that the best course of action would be to turf the entire collection. You could turf the Society at the same time and stop paying either $50,000 or $100,000 per year toward it's operating cost. Might as well pitch the curator while you're at it.
And depending on the suitability and acceptability of the Ad Hoc Centre 'tedium' one might give consideration to pitching it as well and start over with a vacant old, fully restored building. With the adjoining land owned by the town you could build a theatre/concert hall and have a world class facility right at the heart of our town.
It seems Dalton is being advised by a ' team ' led by Mr Kinsella. Nothing has been said about who is conferring with Mr Onley. But Gerrard Kennedy's name has popped up re the leadership race - if there ever is one.
ReplyDeleteChristopher is cooking!
ReplyDeleteOnly when Aurora can deal with 2 historic buildings should it begin to contemplate adding additional ones.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you live in town, 4:44, Scorched Earth Estates?
ReplyDelete9:58 PM
ReplyDeleteI believe that poster made a point of keeping the building . Just took aim at the human riff-raff and lack of accountability. Why do you care where he/she lives? Gottta little list?
"Why do you care where he/she lives?"
ReplyDelete*facepalm*