What do you mean you said nothing? Why the lie? You clearly said "a notorious ineffectual do-nothing for her constituents".
Fitzy, my apologies. I’ve been overwhelmed lately by people claiming things that are obvious mis-truths.
And what's with the Bussin/Tory interview? She said she doesn't work for the city. Correct - legally, councillors are not city employees. Had she said she did work for the city, then she would have been lying, and you'd be jumping all over her.
What a bunch of tripe. She doesn't technically work for the City? Instead, she works for her constituents (whoever that may be since none of the Ward 32 constituents featured in those YouTubes looked mighty satisfied with her ‘work’ ethic)? Perhaps the City that she doesn't work for should stop paying her and tell her to go to her 'real employer' to get paid. Among Miller's inner group, Sandra is one of the most hostile towards opinions other than those held by her little clique and has the most to lose when (not if, when) City Hall gets back into the hands of a Mayor who wants to stick to the business of the City. She should be ashamed of herself for this childish outburst.
She's certainly not perfect ... and I've criticized her before, but is that the best you can do?
Oh don’t worry, I’m just getting started.
Compare to Ford ... no arrests, better attendance at community council, no offering her constituents drugs, no warnings from council about ethics, no drunken behaviour, no racist rants, no bigoted comments ....
Let’s give Sandra Bussin a round of applause for being a perennial benchwarmer who lacks the living-under-a-microscope level of scrutiny that Rob Ford has had to endure.
Your apologetics are leaning towards desperation. She does work for the City, she's indebted to the voter's interests, not profiteering contractors. City council under her direction failed to reconsider the vote granting Tuggs exclusive rights to concessions and business on the waterfront for 20 years — without putting it up for tender and competitive bids. Worse, this new deal is worse than one negotiated in 2007 with the same restaurant owner. And it perpetuates an earlier 20-year lease that council awarded to the same guy without tender. City staff advised against the deal. The local councillor, Sandra Bussin, refused a request to reconsider, even though reports surfaced that questioned the political relationship of Bussin and the restaurateur, including thousands of dollars he contributed to her election campaigns.
She lacks complete personal understanding of the issues facing her constituents. That explains how she votes on transit issues, like splitting the Queen streetcar in two so drivers can get more breaks and riders can wait longer and have one more transfer to do. The $400,000 for a skateboard park from of all places the TTC sounds like a payoff to Millers inner circle in exchange for a streetcars yard no one wants on Ashbridegs Bay, crossing Lakeshore and running empty deadhead streetcars on Leslie. A vote buying scheme paid for by the taxpayer. I sat through a TTC meeting where the residents were left to fend for themselves against the highly paid TTC consultant. The Q&A seemed staged. When they spoke up all, it seemed all of the sudden the options now included appropriation of the resident's front lawns. Now there's a good way to get people to shut up. Oh yes, Ms Bussin was there - she chatted away with Fletcher while the residents who asked good questions got no responses. Not once did she openly support the residents. Adam Giambrone played on his BlackBerry all night. Rob Ford showed up - not even his riding but he was there. Point is, this is nothing new for this ward; same-o ineffectual do-nothings for constituents, the gravy train for political allies and donators.
http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/c...icles-running-down-leslie-to-storage-facility
"We're an early morning business - if the area is congested because of these light rail vehicles, people will avoid it," he said. "We'll have to wait and see - see how the community responds. We're at the mercy of the community's comfort zone and driving patterns. The question is how bad it will be. We know it will be bad."
"That community is truly being heavily impacted by this decision," said Sandra Bussin.
Gee, you think? You treat everyone fairly and with courtesy and respect or else move aside and give someone else the opportunity to lead. That's she's clinging for dear life to this position is a sign that she has no real world qualifications to do anything else and it's oh so hard to part with a cushy $100k paycheque per year plus over $10k in benefits.
And the other two videos ... one is claiming she is pro-development (how bizarre, one of my complaints is that she tries to stifle too much development where it IS appropriate (such as major avenues) ... and if you think this is real, then why do you suggest we vote in a scummy developer like Baker? Why should we trust anything you say, when you lie so blatantly?
So let me get this straight, you'd like to see more developments along Queen Street East (I’m assuming that’s the “major avenue”) and the primary reason you're opposed to Bruce Baker is his occupation? WOW! Are you really from Ward 32 or are you pulling our chain? You realize that as an insider both within the TTC and real estate worlds, Baker is the most qualified to advocate on the Beaches community’s behalf sustainable transit and development options right? What has Bussin done for Ward 32 lately, tell us since you profess to know that neighbourhood so well, and in what areas will she strive to do better this time?
And the final video is that grandstanding by someone who wanted to demolish a house ... and went on a warpath before he'd ever even applied for a demolition permit ... which he received in almost no time at all when he finally got off his ass and applied for it. Bussin did her job by helping her constituents; one who wanted to deal with the historical protection process ... and the other who wanted to demolish the house. She suggested they get the permit, they did, it got demolished. What's the big deal? Perhaps she could have communicated it better ... but you’re so clearly ignorant of the real issues in this ward!
I charge that it is you who is ignorant or rather indifferent to the suffering of your fellow community members at the hands of this person. What Bussin has done is effectively set back the live of a quadriplegic by about two years.
Plain and simple, was the property deemed a historical property when it was purchased? No. Did the purchaser do all the necessary background checks and contact the property authorities with regards to his intentions? Yes. I'm no lawyer but it would seem to me that you can't alter the designation on the whims of a few busy-body neighbours that Bussin is pandering to.
The problem is the homeowner did everything above board and did not follow Bussin’s modus operandi. Stuff a brown envelope full of money through Bussins door, that's how business is done in the Beach. Are any of you really surprised? An attorney in Bussin's ward got tired of the constant graffiti on her building (and having to pay to get it cleaned all the time) so commissioned some local high school students to do a mural. She set some ground rules about content and let them go. Bussin saw it after it was complete and ordered it removed because she (Bussin) doesn't like it. Her reasoning is that she (Bussin) was an art major in school and knows better than the attorney what constitutes art. I saw the mural myself and while it wasn't a Picasso or Rembrandt, it was pleasant to look at.
Just because a house is old does not mean it is worth saving. If that were the case, nothing much would be built in Toronto. Drive by and look at the house. It needs to have a day with an excavator. It is nothing but a ramshackle old cottage that would not even meet today's minimum standard building codes. I just drove by the house a couple weeks ago and I would figure the people immediately south are the ones complaining. 204 Beech is a dump! It has a turret, big deal. Drive on Beech and see the various styles from old to new. Just north of the house in question there is two rows of town homes.....the street is a mixed bag, just the way it is. The house in question, and it’s nothing special and has no historical significance. "Oh it's cute because it has a round turret on it".
I’m sincerely hoping for an East Toronto sweep: Ootes, Fletcher, Davis, Bussin replaced by Pitfield, Dewdney, Walker and Baker. It is good to see someone challenging Bussin. It is time for change in Ward 32.
