tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post936323653777986256..comments2023-07-04T09:54:15.920-05:00Comments on Our Town and Its Business: THE PROBLEM IS BIGGEREvelyn Buckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03283458715658096750noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-36935968822127580662016-04-06T10:04:24.422-05:002016-04-06T10:04:24.422-05:004:08
It was very predictable, Hudak made sure of t...4:08<br />It was very predictable, Hudak made sure of that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-87530104176261598882016-04-05T04:08:16.277-05:002016-04-05T04:08:16.277-05:00I hope the local conservatives have cleaned house,...I hope the local conservatives have cleaned house, That last election here in town to replace Klees was a disaster. I do not want to see anyone connected with that fiasco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-88510873555787468602016-04-04T21:03:58.411-05:002016-04-04T21:03:58.411-05:00It would be interesting to know how many out of to...It would be interesting to know how many out of town businesses this Town uses vs inside for their outsourcing. I bet not many. We have so many talented people/businesses who both live and work in our community. I guess they haven't bought any of those tickets for those "charitable" events. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-82275716290262748642016-04-04T13:51:07.607-05:002016-04-04T13:51:07.607-05:00"Like a Mayor's Annual Golf Tournament. M..."Like a Mayor's Annual Golf Tournament. Many municipalities have them. In Aurora, it's organized by volunteers. The money raised is openly declared and distributed among voluntary groups ."<br /><br />And it is held in West Gwillinbury!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-64367487171351948842016-04-04T13:31:14.007-05:002016-04-04T13:31:14.007-05:0010:54 - Winning an election is also about timing. ...10:54 - Winning an election is also about timing. Ballard had to get the nomination for the Liberal riding (the person who brings in the most money to the party wins), The Conservatives had that brilliant leader Hudak, who opened up his mouth about cutting public servants in half a few weeks before the election. And Voila...we have Ballard as the MPP. Kinda like how we got Dawe as Mayor. It was an "Anybody but Morris" theme. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-53753336646880517062016-04-04T10:54:05.607-05:002016-04-04T10:54:05.607-05:00From a rookie town councillor to Queen's Park;...From a rookie town councillor to Queen's Park; yeah, you could say he hasn't done too badly. He's surpassed his mentor, that's for sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-89752179767430402782016-04-04T10:53:37.254-05:002016-04-04T10:53:37.254-05:00Happy Square Root Day !Happy Square Root Day !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-8447886317574867482016-04-04T10:27:12.944-05:002016-04-04T10:27:12.944-05:00I remember when Ballard was starting out and tried...I remember when Ballard was starting out and tried to go for really expensive tickets to a Ranger event. It was a complete flop - people got what they wanted in the silent auction for very little and attendance was largely restricted to his freebie buddies and those who were comped by Stronach. It hurt him and his cause. Unfortunately from my point of view, he was figured out what went wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-42414223168729209552016-04-03T22:33:29.083-05:002016-04-03T22:33:29.083-05:00
How do you trust a politician (minister) to be im...<br />How do you trust a politician (minister) to be impartial when you have paid a paltry $10,000 to sit at a table in his/her presence when you know a competitor has forked out $20,000?<br /><br />The situation with political financing is getting to be like an auction, possibly one that is rigged.<br /><br />The only way to stop this CRAP is for the public purse to pay a fixed amount to each office-seeker and forbid any financial contributions from the public, be they from individuals or corporations or other entities such as trade unions. The penalty would be a criminal charge with all its consequences. <br /><br />Let each office-seeker determine how best to spend this money.<br /><br />I have nothing against public events to raise money for worthy causes but staff should not be permitted to participate, i.e. in a golfing events or similar. Staff must be completely separate from companies who come seeking contracts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-37899115553127039272016-04-03T17:20:34.634-05:002016-04-03T17:20:34.634-05:00These businesses that purchase tickets to these ev...These businesses that purchase tickets to these events are actually solicited by the event themselves. There is an expectation to purchase them. Deciding not to, is sometimes not an option for some businesses. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-56441980111053991352016-04-03T17:06:30.668-05:002016-04-03T17:06:30.668-05:00I do not think there is any way to stop that fund ...I do not think there is any way to stop that fund raising as long as there are deep pockets available. I got serious donor fatigue for a while right here in town. And there is another side to it. Some folk do actual volunteer work - they get asked to do a lot of labour and then can find themselves left out of events. That must be very sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4506868496663273256.post-74077982752450062312016-04-03T14:50:18.080-05:002016-04-03T14:50:18.080-05:00Seriously off-topic here..........
The FLDS belie...Seriously off-topic here..........<br /> The FLDS believe the end of the world is on the 6th of April.<br /> They believe that the walls of a couple of federal penitentiaries are going to fall and their incarcerated leaders will stride forth.<br /> [ I just wanted to give you time to straighten out your affairs ]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com