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Saturday 20 April 2024
How to shake things up at city hall
Sunday 10 December 2023
Ottawa City Councillors need help
Friday 15 September 2023
CRUX: Why did Rawlson King Resign from the Police Services Board... during the Trucker Convoy?
During the last municipal election I debated with Rawlson King, Councilor. At this point in the debate we had Mr. King saying how pleased to have been on the Police Services Board....when I called him out on it.
He was 'pleased' to be on the board, lauded his own accomplishments and then quit for political grandstanding purposes.
I told him and Rogers viewers that bothered to watch the debate that was the reason I decided to run against him.
You decide for yourself. By the way, Rogers has removed this video from their library.
To save you time: this is what King said:
Monday 10 April 2023
What's all this about a tax credit for an airport hotel?
I ran as a a replacement for Jenna Sudds in North Kanata. The councillors under Watson chose Kathy Currie. Recently Ms. Currie, amongst others - including Rawlson King, voted for a tax benefit to proponents of a new airport hotel, which to his credit the mayor Suitcase opposed.
The bewildered Currie cited cries for improved transportation and accommodation options for her North Kanata constituents, especially those among them working in the business park. Unfortunately, this is not the role of city government. The city must provide structure and function, as Clive Doucet argues in part 8 of The Watsonics. The city must provide the infrastructure and services and then let the citizens and businesses do the rest. Why is this so hard to understand?
Well we saw something similar with the Porche dealership on Montreal road. Doucet argues “systemic corruption” as the cause of most problems at city hall, but I doubt this is true concerning the councillor in question. Rather, I suggest that old habits and patterns were at work. My job here is to point that out and the need to think differently about spending precious taxpayer resources.
Thursday 2 March 2023
What does the voter do if their councillor is unable?
Wednesday 23 November 2022
Its not about the debate - people had already made up their minds
In our municipal democracy if the informed voters choses the best candidate, based on the information and facts available then we get the best council possible. IF we have the best council possible we get the best city possible. In that case... we all win. Right?
8400 electors chose the incumbent whereas I received 716 votes.
As of election day only 840 views of the debate between the incumbent and myself occurred.
There were other sources of information for the voters: interviews such as the one with Vince Callo: again with only 290 views. There was a CTV video clip, the CBC questionnaire, short articles in local papers such as the Manor Park Chronicle.
So how did people come to their voting conclusions with such finality?
If they knew the incumbent had resigned from his OPS seat during the trucker convoy: obviously they cared less. Maybe they did not know: either way.
The electors were going to vote for the incumbent no matter what.
In Ottawa, all of the incumbents won their seats easily.
During the debate I held the incumbent to task for ghettoizing our community housing and especially his resignation from the OPS board during the trucker convoy crisis.
I said I wanted to increase voter participation and change the dynamics on council regarding the urban /rural vote splitting.
I understand that the voter engagement was actually around 40% - 2% higher than in 2019 byelection.
As for the vote splitting between the suburbs and urban voters: Suitcase clobbered McKenney there is no sign of abatement in that department.
Thanks to all the voters regardless of how they passed their vote. It is a privilege to run and to at least be considered. We now live with the consequences.
Monday 24 October 2022
Election 2022 Results
I did not get the "W".
The result is offset by the 716 votes that I did get. Thanks to those voters. ...smart.
If the voters are informed they elect the best candidate. If the best candidate is elected we all get the best council. If we get the best council then we get a better Ottawa. In that case we all win.
Over the past 2 months there were 3000 views of my blog. 500 views alone on election day.
In addition to CTV video, VC's job interview with 250 views, and citizen and cbc's questionnaires there were 850 views of my debate with the incumbent.
Are the voters informed?
Let us hope and pray they are.