Party politics at city hall need not be covertOct. 21, 2006. 01:00 AM
Two Etobicoke Conservatives, instrumental in merging the former Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties into the ruling federal government, have launched The Toronto Party, aimed at ending what they call the dominance of the NDP at city hall.
They plan to start organizing right after the Nov. 13 election and expect to have candidates contesting each ward and the mayor's seat in the 2010 election, running under the umbrella of a civic party — something not possible under current provincial legislation.
Stephen Thiele and Brian Roussie, right-of-centre mavericks not afraid to shake up the political establishment, say city politics is too often unaccountable, non-democratic, unresponsive and unable to move an agenda to get things done quickly and efficiently.This week they launched the website, thetorontoparty.com, announcing their intent.
The move comes during a dreadfully dull mayoral election. The front-running candidates Jane Pitfield, Stephen LeDrew and incumbent Mayor David Miller, square off in the first televised debate tomorrow at 8 p.m., sponsored by Citytv and the Toronto Star
Lets get off our collective asses
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Maybe IT IS Time For Party Politics At City Hall
Anything that will break the hold of the left wingnuts and the unions at city hall and get rid of the parachoial attitude of many councillors would be a blessing and maybe put Toronto back in the running for a world class city.
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- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.
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