Voters Getting Shafted Once Again By Miller

If my tax dollars paid for it then I have every right to see the contents and to see the contents before the candidates go out on the hustings.....what are miller, mosco, mihevic, et al scared of?

Miller's legacy of secrecy After preaching transparency, he gave us the opposite on garbage, subway cars and the Gardiner

By Sue-Ann Levy

It didn't take His Blondness and his good socialist soldiers long yesterday before they lowered the cone of silence on yet another potential controversy that just might drive a stake into their re-election chances.

Mere hours into their final council meeting of the term, councillors voted 24-16 to circulate a $1-million report on the future of the Gardiner Expressway -- but amongst themselves only, not to the public.

Little wonder. The report may suggest tearing down the elevated portion of the Gardiner from Yonge St. east to the DVP and replacing it with an eight-10-lane arterial road -- a move that could take seven years to complete, cost heaven knows how many millions of dollars the city can ill afford and add to the city's gridlock.

Faye Lyons, government relations specialist for the CAA, called yesterday's move "extremely, extremely unfortunate." She says residents of this city have "every right" to know the options being explored for the Gardiner's future before election day on Nov. 13.

"It is contentious and they don't want to deal with that now," Lyons said, suggesting Miller and the gang may even dream up to tolls to pay for the Gardiner's dismantling.

There's a chance the report could be released by week's end. But why should anyone be surprised with this latest sample of socialist secrecy? Why would we want Miller to actually defend his stance before the election? Best to run for cover and urge voters to choose his blond locks over those of opponent Jane Pitfield.

http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Levy_Sue-Ann/2006/09/26/pf-1899217.htm

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