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Thursday, December 20, 2012

12 Days Of Christmas in London Ontario


On the first day of Christmas
My council gave to me
A buffet at the Harmony.


On the second day of Christmas,
Fontana sent to me,
Two Marconi bills,
And a buffet at the Harmony.

On the third day of Christmas,
The mayor gave to me,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills,
And a buffet at the Harmony.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
My council gave to me,
Four fired staff,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills,
And a buffet at the Harmony.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
My council gave to me,
Five golden dreams,
Four fired staff,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills,
And a buffet at the Harmony.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
Steve Orser gave to me,
Six backyard chickens,
Five golden dreams,
Four fired staff,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills,
And a buffet at the Harmony.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
My council gave to me,
Seven Swan’s denials,
Six backyard chickens,
Five golden dreams,
Four fired staff,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills,
And a buffet at the Harmony.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
My councillor gave to me,
An Eight member voting bloc,
Seven Swan’s denials,
Six backyard chickens,
Five golden dreams,
Four fired staff,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills,
And a buffet at the Harmony.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
Bud Polhill gave to me,
Nine committee appointments,
Eight member voting bloc,
Seven Swan’s denials,
Six backyard chickens,
Five golden dreams,
Four fired staff,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills
And a buffet at the Harmony.


On the tenth day of Christmas,
My council gave to me,
Ten enterprise zones,
Nine committee appointments,
Eight member voting bloc,
Seven Swan’s denials,
Six backyard chickens,
Five golden dreams,
Four fired staff,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills
And a buffet at the Harmony..

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
My council gave to me,
Eleven developers piping,
Ten enterprise zones,
Nine committee appointments,
Eight member voting bloc,
Seven Swan’s denials,
Six backyard chickens,
Five golden dreams,
Four fired staff,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills
And a buffet at the Harmony.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
Fontana gave to me,
One drummer drumming,
Eleven developers piping,
Ten staff a-leaping,
Nine assistants dancing,
Eight votes-a-blocking,
Seven Swan’s denials,
Six backyard chickens,
Five golden dreams,
Four fired staff,
Three criminal charges,
Two Marconi bills,
And a buffet at the Harmony.

8 comments:

Juice Monkey said...

Best to put all local mega projects on hold until the Fontana 8 crew are bounced from council.

They're a pack of weasels. Can't be trusted in any capacity with the public purse.

W. Shakespeare said...

The Bard of Byron has not lost her touch.

Interested Party said...

Thank you for my holiday smile. I won't say holiday cheer as this is all too true but it good to smile just the same.

Have a wonderful holiday and thank you for your work on the blog throughout the year.

Here is my heartfelt wish for 2013. May we all survive the Gang of 8 and emerge intact by 2014. May we keep on smiling as you have inspired us to do, Gina.

Anonymous said...

Well done! I'll be singing this throughout the holidays.

Anonymous said...

Excellent!
Merry Christmas to you & yours!

Anonymous said...

Thank you, so much for your honest views, wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

PS: Gina as for 12 Days of Christmas in London Ontario, you may receive a nomination, still laughing.

Also, hoping to see the the destruction of our greedy, famous, 8 dodo’s in the New Year.

Keep up the excellent work.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for your wonderful research throughout the year . It helps me keep the facts straight. I wonder if it helps the mayor. Perhaps someone reads it to him.

JLS said...

Gina,

From ALL of London, WE THANK YOU for keeping it "REAL".

I for one wish you were still on Council and possibly run for Mayor!!! YOU HAVE MY VOTE.

Lord knows we need (MORE) people like you...HONEST, "NO HIDDEN AGENDA", SPEAK’S THE TRUTH AND HAS THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY OF LONDON AT HEART.

Unlike Fontana, who stated from the get-go...He would only run for ONE TERM
(4 years)...GEE, I WONDER WHY???...CROOK!!!

Feathering his nest...working with Developers to push through projects for this City that should never have been approved (Thanks Fontana 8) and "probably" getting kickbacks to Boot!!!

I can’t wait to see what are Taxes are going to be like after Fontana has demolished this City. Meanwhile he lives in Komoka. THANKS JOE!!!

I just hope that the People of London remember WHEN IT COMES TIME TO VOTE..."WHO'S WHO IN 2014 AND KICK'S THE FONTANA 8 TO THE CURB...DISGUSTING!!!

God Bless You.

JLS