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I asked my Councillor (Moise) if he has one too! No response but i suspect they all got them but some Councillors (like Saxe) are keener to share!Ohhh, I'd love one for my ward.
I asked my Councillor (Moise) if he has one too! No response but i suspect they all got them but some Councillors (like Saxe) are keener to share!Ohhh, I'd love one for my ward.
I'm in MoiseLandia too. Let me know!I asked my Councillor (Moise) if he has one too! No response but i suspect they all got them but some Councillors (like Saxe) are keener to share!
... To me that was an admission of failure, if you want to go somewhere, put on your shoes and lump it, your city has no options.
Me too, and when you live downtown where everything is walkable, and you’re able, it’s easy to ignore the chaos everyone else is suffering through. We didn’t move the car once this weekend, but still managed to buy groceries for the week, brunch at our favourite independent restaurant, see a movie, etc. all without public or private transport. I do need some new shoes though.Agreed entirely, and I say that as someone who happily, some days enthusiastically, walks 10k to run a basic errand.
I keep tabs on these large "events" just so that I can avoid them.When I lived in the Bathurst/ Lake Shore area, many of us downloaded game and event schedules to our calendars. We planned our weekend excursions, because it’s a reality. A hockey playoff game, a Jays game, and a run or walk event cause traffic mayhem. We embraced it (we chose where to live for a reason, we often participated in events), but not everyone does. It happens in all big cities though. It’s temporary. I have been in London, Boston, Chicago, and New York for marathon events. Hey, maybe that makes Toronto world class?![]()
That's an option tooI keep tabs on these large "events" just so that I can avoid them.
Yes, the gravy train DOES stop here...
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Missed flight. Luxury car rental. Extra nights. How a city councillor’s trip to Italy went thousands over budget
Toronto councillor racked up the bills over nine days when he and his chief of staff travelled to Turin for a conference last year.www.thestar.com
Not the best look for a City which is short of $$ - is trying to get $$ from the Feds and the Fords - and is about to "waste" (in the opinion of many) lots of millions on soccer.
The Expense Report for him and his staffer DO total over $16,000 and by all accounts they missed their flight because they slept in!AH something tells me Bens reading this wrongCity of Toronto:Council Office Expense Report
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The physical expense reports im reading say only $9300 it says 16,000 because they submitted the same expense reports for him and his staffer
In any case its a bad look upgrading to beamers, but the guy got ripped off by the car rental agency, so many fees, cleaning fees, theft protection late return, roadside assistance "vehicle pull fee" WTF is that
those alone cost more than the bmw upgrade.
Thats beside the point, Theres valid critiques here like not using the train when it exists or going a few days early and going to an Airbnb instead of a hotel with an event discount.
All of those can be added as future policies, I saw a note in the council vote saying staff is coming in q4 on a report about future procedures
but honestly theres really not much you can do when you have to add $5000 to rebook flights.
If I was him id be going to the media about that. If he actually got to the gate an hour early and they denied him due to overbooking, Theres no way he doesn't get reimbursed right?
Also ben didn't actually read the itinerary since the conference events started on the 13th. they arrived on the 10th not as bad as the full week early hes trying to paint
remember as long as its under $7000 for reasonable costs all this wouldn't matter
Hmmmm, they both slept in? Neither knows how to use their phones to set an alarm?The Expense Report for him and his staffer DO total over $16,000 and by all accounts they missed their flight because they slept in!