Videodrome
Senior Member
With Tory as mayor, council doesn't take a week, despite Ford's best efforts.
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Mayor John Tory's Toronto
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With Tory as mayor, council doesn't take a week, despite Ford's best efforts.
EagleEye
Senior Member
He also posted on twitter about her doing a good job and said that if the vote took place today, he would have voted for her.
Videodrome
Senior Member
I like this. He goes about his business.
JWBF
Senior Member
Nothing out of the ordinary happened today to give real notice.
Videodrome
Senior Member
Shocking news!
the lemur
Senior Member
Wouldn't reduced congestion on platforms make it easier for suicidal people to get to the edge of the platform?
Soop
Active Member
Anyone else hear Tory's speech at the end of council? After Matlow stood to commend Nunziata on how she handled the last 2 days, Tory stood and spoke about how the council process is broken. One point that he mentioned was the Members' Motions.
If you're not familiar with council, these are motions that are introduced the day of council, rather than being introduced at committee. Some of them are time sensitive items that can't wait for the next committee meeting. This month there were 39 motions and I'm sure that not all of them needed to be there (this month was a light agenda; at some meetings, there have been over 100 members' motions). In fact, Cllr Davis admitted hers was there because she missed the deadline for committee.
Each Member's Motion has to have a recorded vote to waive referral to committee...essentially council giving permission to add it to the agenda. After lunch yesterday, they spent almost an hour voting to waive referrals on MMs. and I don't know how much time the previous day. So just based on that point, I can see where there is room for improvement.
Interesting to now have a mayor that is interested in improving the system (whether it will work on not is different story), rather than someone that hasn't even bothered to learn the rules of the system so wouldn't know if it was broken or not.
So I can see how Tory would feel this system isn't working.
If you're not familiar with council, these are motions that are introduced the day of council, rather than being introduced at committee. Some of them are time sensitive items that can't wait for the next committee meeting. This month there were 39 motions and I'm sure that not all of them needed to be there (this month was a light agenda; at some meetings, there have been over 100 members' motions). In fact, Cllr Davis admitted hers was there because she missed the deadline for committee.
Each Member's Motion has to have a recorded vote to waive referral to committee...essentially council giving permission to add it to the agenda. After lunch yesterday, they spent almost an hour voting to waive referrals on MMs. and I don't know how much time the previous day. So just based on that point, I can see where there is room for improvement.
Interesting to now have a mayor that is interested in improving the system (whether it will work on not is different story), rather than someone that hasn't even bothered to learn the rules of the system so wouldn't know if it was broken or not.
So I can see how Tory would feel this system isn't working.
salsa
Senior Member
Platform edge doors have other benefits such as preventing someone from accidentally falling onto the tracks when the platform is overcrowded. This is what Karygiannis was focused on when he came up with his silly idea to reduce platform congestion, in an attempt to dismiss the need for platform edge doors.
Videodrome
Senior Member
http://www.theglobeandmail.com//new...get/article22948699/?cmpid=rss1&click=dlvr.it
In news not fueled by crack and tell-all books, this is how the budget will be balanced.
In news not fueled by crack and tell-all books, this is how the budget will be balanced.
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salsa
Senior Member
I would prefer a "tax & spend" leftie over a low tax & borrow dummy anytime.
Videodrome
Senior Member
Seems reasonable.
EagleEye
Senior Member
I think this is a benefit to someone coming in without previous council experience. Someone who was a councillor before might have just taken it as normal.
Videodrome
Senior Member
Taxes in Toronto are already really low, but I guess Tory feel that he risks becoming really unpopular if he dares to raise them, even just a little. I don't mind paying more taxes if it means getting more in return.
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Cooper
Senior Member
So true, EE.
Palma
Senior Member
Tory does not seem the type that is concerned with popularity. He promised to keep taxes within line of the inflation rate and I am sure he realizes with the employment situation as it is, large mortgages people are carrying, that raising property taxes higher was not the way to go.