tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post8694964948097214718..comments2023-08-23T10:38:24.775-04:00Comments on London Civic Watch: Wedge politicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-44106630501948460482014-08-27T20:26:35.467-04:002014-08-27T20:26:35.467-04:00An unfortunate view that has been painted is that ...An unfortunate view that has been painted is that we don't hold much hope for the future council either. London's citizens have a long history of voting for the incumbant, probably because it's the name they recognise, and not of getting down to business and researching their candidates. A comment made was that their vote for Denise Brown was lost. Why would they have voted for her in the first place. I've known Denise Brown for many years. I think she's a very nice person. But under no circumstances would I ever vote for her. I don't trust her motives and her allegences point to that being a good instinct. The primary problem we have in London has been the quality of the candidates. Where are the people who could really use their knowledge and intellect to bring London out of the 1950's thinking and find innovative solutions to the challenges facing the city? Resurrecting downtown to it's former glory is never going to happen. Changing streetscapes, closing roads, diverting buses, gondolas and beaches aren't an answer. Performing arts centers, university and college campuses, education tourism (at full fare of course) are in my view the kinds of projects that attract attention of corporations interested in relocating to cities. Give us a slate of candidates that have a creative and business like approach to municipal politics and hopefully not too many skeletons in their .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-7085793547516892014-08-05T14:49:01.375-04:002014-08-05T14:49:01.375-04:00If Mr (10,000 jobs) Fontana was still in office se...If Mr (10,000 jobs) Fontana was still in office seeking re-election you can bet the Gang of Ate would have voted FOR the Fanshawe extension.<br /><br />Then the vote would have been a unanimous YES.<br /><br />But even with Snow White under house arrest, the Seven Dwarfs march on, searching for a new leader to tell them what to think, what to say, and how to vote.<br /><br />Small in mind, if not body.<br /><br />---------------------------------<br /><br />Cast of characters – the Seven Dwarfs:<br /><br />Doc - J Swan (potential replacement for Snow White)<br /><br />Grumpy - P Van Meerbergen<br /><br />Happy - S Orser<br /><br />Sleepy - D Henderson<br /><br />Bashful - D Brown<br /><br />Sneezy - B Polhill<br /><br />Dopey - S White<br /><br />(with apologies to Walt Disney)<br /><br />R. Cainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-30301929453831262612014-08-05T03:31:21.210-04:002014-08-05T03:31:21.210-04:00What gives Joe Swan the right to say that "I&...What gives Joe Swan the right to say that "I" as a taxpayer want my money spent on police and fire and roads and sewers. NO I DO NOT!!! Just the latest misspoken word and major misstep of the CLONE of our past CROOK for a Major...SWANTANA. Two Peas In A Pod. <br /><br />Joe Swan - How Can We TRUST Him To Run Our City???<br /><br />Do not vote for this man or any of the FONTANA 8. Remember what they have done to ALL Londoners!!!<br /><br />JOE SWAN – CLONE OF FONTANA AND SO INCOMPETENT HE CAN’T EVEN RUN ORCHESTRA LONDON. HOW IS HE GOING TO RUN THE CITY OF LONDON!!!<br />BUD POLHILL – WAY PAST HIS PRIME, PUT A FORK IN HIM, HE IS DONE!!!<br />STEPHEN ORSER – WHAT AN EMBARASMENT – RESIGN NOW!!!<br />DALE HENDERSON – FLIP-FLOP, ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!<br />SANDY WHITE – UUUGGG…NON-STARTER, NO OPINIONS!!!<br />PAUL VAN MEERBERGEN – JUST “NO”, SO NON-DESCRIPT<br />DENISE BROWN – HOW IS “ABOUT TOWN” GOING TO HELP YOU OUT NOW???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-65560010702369348582014-08-04T17:24:18.637-04:002014-08-04T17:24:18.637-04:00what's really funny (in a fishy sort of way) w...what's really funny (in a fishy sort of way) was seeing Swan and Polhill and Armstrong, all whom were in favour of spending 4x the money to help the private sector run an arena and hockey franchise in the core, but not another $10 M for Fanshawe. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-2366113581624178782014-08-04T16:06:47.088-04:002014-08-04T16:06:47.088-04:00Parking Lot Sighting:
In front of Billy T's t...Parking Lot Sighting:<br /><br />In front of Billy T's today: Bud Polhill attempting to explain his simultaneous support for and against the Fanshawe College proposal to Eastsiders.<br /><br />No sign of recently damned to hell Bill Armstrong or re-convert to the dark side, D. Brown. But I didn't check the rear entrance of the Fontana... er, Swan room.EOA Observernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-35074725883571648582014-08-04T13:36:45.292-04:002014-08-04T13:36:45.292-04:00Thanks to the Swantana cronies London will have a ...Thanks to the Swantana cronies London will have a new shopping mall by the 401 but won't have a bustling downtown campus. Seven second rate thinkers are determined to keep London stuck in the past. With Fontana gone who knew that Armstrong would step up to take his place on the Swantana voting block. When Branscombe and Baechler are gone God help us all. shocked but not awednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-48086133869185299972014-08-04T13:30:39.252-04:002014-08-04T13:30:39.252-04:00R.Cain said it well. Denise Brown had my vote up u...R.Cain said it well. Denise Brown had my vote up until now but not any more. Her vote was the same kind of small minded pandering to the peanut gallery when she first started. She developed some backbone after Harmony House but this is a big a step back. There is nothing that Denise Brown can do to get my vote after this. When Swan asks for millions for his fancy arts center we will have to remind him that people only want their taxes used for roads, firehalls and police. His own words will come back to bite him.<br />Heather B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-20886955641509567112014-08-04T11:14:28.332-04:002014-08-04T11:14:28.332-04:00In the 20 years I've lived in London, the Fans...In the 20 years I've lived in London, the Fanshawe proposal to revitalize the core is – beyond the obvious super-projects (JLC, LPL, etc) – the FIRST ONE which makes sense to me.<br /><br />For these seven morons to reject or impede it demonstrates that, in fact, they are 'no-brainers'.<br /><br />It is a handy litmus test of this Council.<br /><br />In one fell swoop I have lost respect for Bill Armstrong, Denise Brown and Joe Swan.<br /><br />(And Mr Swan's contemptuous flouting of the campaign rules confirms he is not fit to be Mayor.)<br /><br />For Denise Brown – after finally showing some backbone – to rejoin the Gang of Ate on such an important matter will cost her my vote in October.<br /><br />These seven put the 'small' in small town mentality.<br />R. Cainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-92010062649374427752014-08-04T10:56:22.833-04:002014-08-04T10:56:22.833-04:00I cannot think of a worse mayor than Joe Swan.
I ...I cannot think of a worse mayor than Joe Swan.<br /><br />I cannot think of a better mayor than Joni Baechler.<br /><br />Joni, don't leave us. We need you.Rayson Clarkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-389250028971775912014-08-04T10:18:15.319-04:002014-08-04T10:18:15.319-04:00The decline of Bill Armstrongs ethics and decency ...The decline of Bill Armstrongs ethics and decency has been a sorry sight to watch. What has happened to this man. He has been around too long. Looks like he is desperate for reelection. Methinks he has lost the ability to earn a living without his council pay. Desperation seems to drip off of him. Aligning himself with the likes of Polhill and Swan. There was a day when I trusted this man and even voted for him. He is now unrecognizable. He has the stink of disgrace and sell out all over him. Desperate old politicians with nowhere else to go. Term limits. This is why we need term limits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-68378381491135865532014-08-04T10:15:26.045-04:002014-08-04T10:15:26.045-04:00Joe Swan the Fontana ate succession plan?Joe Swan the Fontana ate succession plan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-22141813406266155632014-08-04T09:59:19.570-04:002014-08-04T09:59:19.570-04:00Swan, with his hand out ANNUALLY, for hundreds of ...Swan, with his hand out ANNUALLY, for hundreds of thousands of dollars for an institution the general public clearly doesn't support enough to be economically viable, going on about whether this is an appropriate use of taxpayer's money. Comical, <br /><br />Worst council EVER....we'll 1/3 to 1/2 of it. Sad for London.Shillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757363240305888767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-28862038778963302172014-08-04T08:45:34.925-04:002014-08-04T08:45:34.925-04:00Swan's tactics are disgusting and obvious. Let...Swan's tactics are disgusting and obvious. Let's hope that voters will see though this sneaky bottom feeder.The Old Observernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-460062076455326962.post-72957686111973492012014-08-03T22:04:06.267-04:002014-08-03T22:04:06.267-04:00Lord help London if Joe Swan is elected mayor. Thr...Lord help London if Joe Swan is elected mayor. Through the Billy T affair and the Ombudsman's report, the citizens of London already know that he is untrustworthy. In the Fanshawe vote, he showed his arrogance and lack of care about what the citizens want and the rules, by saying "And who indeed were they (council) listening to? Since when did staff tell them what to do?” <br /><br />As I understand it, staff recommends and does not tell council what to do. However, as a member of the Fontana Eight, Joe Swan jointed the other seven in frequently voting against London’s official plan which was produced with much citizen input. Joe Swan only cares about the Performing Arts Centre and what the developers want. He again showed his arrogance and untrustworthiness with spending money, lots, on signs before he had filed to run. Rules mean nothing to Joe Swan and the other members of the Fontana rat pack – Bud Polhill, Sandy White, Stephen Orser, Paul Van Meerbergen (who had in previous elections, six violatio<br /><br />ns himself), and Denise Brown. Remember that these untrustworthy councillors cost the taxpayers $97,000 for lawyers. I guess they were really scared because they knew they were in the wrong. Hopefully the citizens will vote for anyone but a member of the Fontana Eight. Looks like Bill Armstrong has joined the gang and doesn’t mind working with someone who has proven he is untrustworthy. Birds of a feather! Looks like it’s time for Bill Armstrong to go along with the rest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com