But has put off the issue until April 2008! This to me sounds like procrastination: * to defer action; delay: * to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost, * to postpone or delay needlessly. * To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness. I thought a mayor was supposed to lead. BTW this little tempest cost taxpayers $2.3 million per year.
Tempest in a coffee maker
BY Dale Duncan December 12, 2007 15:12
“Would you like an espresso?” Councillor Adam Vaughan asked me when I stopped by his office last week.
“Why not?” I thought. “After all, I did help pay for it.”
Vaughan was one of many councillors taken to task recently for spending taxpayers’ money on questionable office expenses, such as a $296 espresso machine. First on the case was the righteous, penny-pinching Councillor Rob Ford, followed later by the media, who revelled in making front-page news of his purchase, alongside rabbit-costume rentals (Sandra Bussin: $205) and trips to China (Norm Kelly: $3,100) and other expenses from other councillors.
The office where I work has a coffee machine (the regular kind) paid for using money from an office budget, too. And after sampling one of Vaughan’s espressos, I’ve got to say: his machine was probably one of the best fractions of a fraction of a fraction of a cent I’ve ever spent.
“Rob Ford for six years screaming and shouting about councillors’ expenses has created a political climate where this is all the media wants to talk about,” Vaughan argued, exasperated. A media-savvy councillor himself, he insists that when it comes to money, there are other, more important matters that could make headlines. He gives the example of the city-owned Bloor Street property currently occupied by a McDonald’s, whose lease is up. Vaughan says the city could garner close to $7 million for the prime piece of land. “[Others] will say, well how does the espresso machine help the poor in your neighbourhood?” he says. “I can tell you what $7 million dollars would do.”
For some reason, however, that $7 million doesn’t have the same symbolism that the $296 spent on the espresso machine does. Councillor Brian Ashton (who spent $1,400 on a trip to the UK) says that the mayor and council ought to take public perception to heart if they expect to build support around the campaign for uploading to the province and additional funding from the feds.
“Every time you see an article on someone buying a bunny outfit on their office budget or taking limos, the public goes, ‘Why the hell am I going to stand behind you to get more money when you don’t even know how to run [your office]?’” he said. “The very fact that the finance minister of the country can criticize Toronto openly and publicly without rebuke tells you something about Toronto council’s credibility and the mayor’s.”
To Mayor David Miller’s credit, he has called for a new policy on council expenses. Ford, for his part, provides a breakdown of every councillor’s expenses on his website www.robford.ca. What he doesn’t provide is any of his ideas for how city hall can save money, which raises the question: does he want to help solve the city’s financial crisis or simply to get back at councillors who have given him a hard time over his unexplainable lack of spending every year? If you ask me, it’s time for city hall and the media to move on to solving bigger problems.
An Internet Fisherman who uses barbless hooks and this one dimensional world as a way of releasing the frustrations of daily life. This is my pond. You are welcome only if you are civil and contribute something to the ambiance. I reserve the right to ignore/publish/reject anon comments.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Comrade Miller Won't Address The Tempest In A Teapot
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
About Me
- Unhypentated Canadian
- 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.
Blog Archive
-
▼
2007
(3151)
-
▼
December
(170)
- Conspiracy Theorists Lose Another One
- Book Review - The Jew Of Home Depot.......
- HAPPY NEW YEAR
- And Then There Is (Somewhere Out There) The NDP
- The Good Times Just Keep Rolling Along.......
- Honesty In Politcs
- Censorship
- Harper's Mood Swings
- Dissecting Leftism
- Is Their Another Side To Bhutto?
- The Ultimate In Racial Profiling
- How Many Indian Activist/Terrorists Have Been Barred
- 10 Years & Comrade Miller Has Still To Harmonize S...
- Ho Hum!
- Pay Attention Kid........
- Taliban Jack Calls For Action In Pakistan
- Radical Tory Challanges Canadians....
- Nothing New
- Is This On Gore/Suzuki Itinerary?
- Architectural Submission For Toronto City Hall
- A Glimpse Into The Harper Year
- How Typical........
- Didn't Dalton PROMISE To Control Fees On 407
- Looking For The Culprit
- Wii Promises A Con Job
- A City Who Looks After It's Citizens
- This Just Seems Like Sheer Stupidity
- Send Cowards Back To USA
- No Hidden Agenda Here
- Face Reality Jack
- The Reality Of Retirement
- Did We Get Value For Our $7 Million In Council Sal...
- Food Banks Are A Farce.......
- The Aswer Is There If The Left Wing Opened Their M...
- If It Doesn't Fit In Chosen Container What Do You Do
- Comrade Miller's New Years Resolution-SCREW THE TA...
- Can You See Comrade Miller & His Union Buddies Goi...
- No Matter How Hard The Left Wing Trys........
- Merry Christmas
- Is One Story Related To The Other
- Based On Their Recent Recalls.......
- The Faithful Fight The Good Fight.......
- Another True Musical Legend Is Gone
- Where Are The Anti-Smoking Activists
- Here Is The Answer To Your Question Joe
- Not This Year David And Al
- Kudos To Andrew Cash & NOW But....
- What's Happening Outside The GTA
- Not In My Backyard (NIMBY)
- Another Way Drivers Get Screwed
- Merry Xmas Salvatore-You Lucky Son Of A Bitch
- Moving Companies In Caledonia Area Ready For Bonanza
- Forget The Polls And Conservative Decline
- An Update On Gay Marriage
- Social In-Activists & Social Engineers Stole Xmas ...
- HGTV Takes Over Vatican?
- Celebrities And Politicians
- To Be Fair They Are Just Following The Example Of ...
- More About The Micheline Montreuil Saga
- IMHO The Only Good News About War......
- I Just Don't Find Him And His Stooge Entertaining
- Tired Of Clearing Snow And Looking For A Respite,,,,
- Let Your Voice Be Heard
- Kate Asks A Valid Question
- Get Out The Homophobic Label........
- Let's Do More Stephen
- The HRC Dogma
- Send Me An Invitation........
- Give Them A Gold Star.........
- Say It Ain't So Jac k
- Putting Things In Perspective.......
- Guess Whose Fault This Is........
- More Proof That Right Wing Is Progressive
- This Should Be Held In A Murvish Venue.....
- Why????
- If That Is True Why Do We Have Prisons
- And South Of The Border
- Will This Exhibit Be Coming To Toronto
- No Matter How You Cut It A Young Girl Is Dead
- When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Stay Silent
- Beast Of Bolivia Tentatively Identified
- The Only One Who Knows Less Then Hockey Than Gore ...
- ALight Glimpse Into The NDP
- Comrade Miller Won't Address The Tempest In A Teapot
- It Will Be Interesting Hear Comments/Discussion
- It Is Only $2.3 Million-Chump Change to Many Counc...
- Fiscal Outlook Of Comrade Miller
- Happy Kwanzaa
- Small c Becomes Closet L
- Odds 'N Sods
- And The Winner Is.......
- Actions Are Sanctioned Thanks To The Diveristy Mantra
- OCRAP On The March
- Can't There Be A Happy Median
- Why Stop At Managers/Non-Union Staff
- A Must Visit Blog
- Odds & Sods
- No Place For Dinosaurs In A Modern Society
- Solution To Gun Violence Problem
- Hospitals Are Not Brick & Mortar
-
▼
December
(170)
No comments:
Post a Comment