tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post3213087185355368255..comments2023-08-23T10:38:24.775-04:00Comments on London Civic Watch: So now what?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-61035737237470793522012-11-23T02:42:27.214-05:002012-11-23T02:42:27.214-05:00Why would he have chosen to step aside, he has too...Why would he have chosen to step aside, he has too many fingers in too many pies and too many friends to make happy to step aside now. IT doesn't matter what the citizens want since this council has made it clear from the get go with the chicken issue and some other issues, that citizens are NOT a priority in their decision making. They simply pat you on the head and say too bad for you and go back to their ways. I just hope next election we have the intelligence to throw the entire herd of Fontana and his 7 out the door and get some fresh faces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-11030407010801304762012-11-22T14:22:22.256-05:002012-11-22T14:22:22.256-05:00Well, it's official. Joe's staying. No sur...Well, it's official. Joe's staying. No surprise there. I just wonder what he owes to who that he has to hang on at all costs to get his ajenda through. If he was not enjoying the support of at least 7 other councillors to get his wishes passed I wonder if he would hang around.UU4077https://www.blogger.com/profile/10350775839411436865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-62210200427340830852012-11-22T11:41:28.003-05:002012-11-22T11:41:28.003-05:00Gina, your analysis speaks clearly to the core pro...Gina, your analysis speaks clearly to the core problem here: an impoverished sense of the meaning of leadership. It isn't playing sides, it isn't playing favorites, it isn't managing political capital. Fontana does not lead, all he does is lobby on behalf of pet projects by manipulating process and, worst of all, his colleagues. Is this Council teaching the next generation of prospective leaders that they need to do the same? I'm convinced it is.<br /><br />Fontana is certainly teaching developers that they can manipulate process! For example, the proponent of the "anti-aging resorts on city-owned property" recently told the Community Association they will come to speak IF people "only ask questions about the development". Ridiculous, but not a surprising fall out of the crippling of Council (read 'civic leadership') by cronyism!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-34398899222322284532012-11-22T11:18:29.257-05:002012-11-22T11:18:29.257-05:00Although highly unlikely, I actually hope he stays...Although highly unlikely, I actually hope he stays on. There has been an ongoing problem with the Fontana 8 making decisions which will bring in a few dollars in the short run, but will have devastating consequences for the city in the medium and long term. Fontana hanging around will be a signifier exposing the ethics of his "team"G. Babbittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-49627767122594169362012-11-22T10:23:49.600-05:002012-11-22T10:23:49.600-05:00As fed up and sickened as I am at Fontana, emphasi...As fed up and sickened as I am at Fontana, emphasis on sickened, I am just as sickened by Joe Swan. What on earth is this guy up to? He seems to be playing some kind of very nasty game with his continued support for Fontana. Is he lining up to be the next developers lapdog when Fontana is gone? If the developers lose their errand boy Fontana they will need a new one. Stephen Orser would probably want to be their new lapdog but he is not as smart as Swan so the other Joe seems like a better choice for the developers who really run the city. Nothing can break the stranglehold on our city that the developers have. They own us and they run us and it looks like Joe Swan is getting ready to be their new yes man. Please don't let the other Joe be the interim mayor. Please.ordinary citizennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-80450755484915169922012-11-22T10:11:20.956-05:002012-11-22T10:11:20.956-05:00also dreading the next couple of months if he DOES...also dreading the next couple of months if he DOES stand down...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-11718790277262119552012-11-22T10:10:02.065-05:002012-11-22T10:10:02.065-05:00wish you would stand for Mayor G
ina!!wish you would stand for Mayor G<br />ina!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-56135633314537682832012-11-22T08:51:41.666-05:002012-11-22T08:51:41.666-05:00I can't help but wondering if the conservative...I can't help but wondering if the conservatives recent past explicite desires to spend more money on policing and building new jails may have been a purcusor to these charges, based on prior knowledge.<br />I wonder how our Mayor Joe Fontana is holding up under the stress...I mean I really want to know how. Think of all the money we could save on mental health care if we knew his secret to success. Personally, I doubt if he is mentally fit enough to maintain power of attorney over his own lunch ticket...but who am I to talk...his discretionary benefit department gives me vouchers businesses can redeem for services unrendered, cause apparently I might use the money to buy drugs instead of glasses or teeth or water.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-33072303927409566282012-11-22T08:42:23.504-05:002012-11-22T08:42:23.504-05:00Whether Mr. Fontana steps aside or not, this counc...Whether Mr. Fontana steps aside or not, this council ought to be focused on changing the rules that allow a member of council to hang around when clearly not wanted.<br /><br />Now council is limited to moral suasion in encouraging this brash mayor to step aside. The electorate has no say whatsoever. We need to make a structural change that permits either group to act.Rick Odegaardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-68918485368636833832012-11-22T08:35:52.060-05:002012-11-22T08:35:52.060-05:00How can we trust this "mayor" who is up ...How can we trust this "mayor" who is up on three very serious charges to make right decisions for the City and the people of London? I for one, cannot trust Joe Fontana or any of the councillors if he is allowed to stay as Mayor. The people of London need a mayor who can be trusted and this mayor can't be trusted. How do we know he has not "screwed" the people of London also. There are too many unanswered questions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-78991171486485453362012-11-22T08:18:04.541-05:002012-11-22T08:18:04.541-05:00So if he decides NOT to go, we the voters just hav...So if he decides NOT to go, we the voters just have to sit on our hands and watch him push through his own agenda for the next two years? Then at the end of his term he walks away and says, screw you London, I got what I came for? I'm 63 but I'd be willing to riot to get rid of the SOB.Charmoosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-25339321027454540142012-11-22T06:54:32.535-05:002012-11-22T06:54:32.535-05:00I think it's safe to assume that Joe subscribe...I think it's safe to assume that Joe subscribes to the view that "You dance with the ones that brung you."<br /><br />In his case, of course, that would be your friendly neighbourhood developers, large and small. <br /><br />So there's no way Joe will step aside voluntarily and disappoint his dance partners.<br /><br />Too bad for London. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com