Comrade Miller's Perception
Any Sane Person's PerceptionRe:Mayor defends push for more
power
April 5
It is disappointing, yet again, to hear Toronto's mayor push for greater powers to allow him to do his job more effectively. Labelling them as "discreet" and "structural changes" does not change the fact that David Miller is attempting to turn Toronto into a city state and the mayor's role into something out of Machiavelli's The Prince.
It would be nice if the changes benefit the residents of Toronto, but how is that possible when the consequences are so much worse? For example, the city manager, as Toronto's head administrator, should be separate from the policy role of the mayor's office and the chairs of most of the city's policy committees. The city must be allowed to function irrespective of political influences.
In the case of in-camera meetings of the executive committee, a lack of transparency would not be beneficial to anyone but the mayor. Finally, the ineffectiveness of the integrity commissioner and the auditor general as checks on city council are well-documented.
Larry Perlman, Toronto
David Lewis Stein Apr. 07, 2008
They are making a big mistake. Mayor David Miller and Premier Dalton McGuinty are out to install a corporate model for running the City of Toronto even though they don't exactly explain it that way.
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