I tell ya, I’m having a real fest watching Keeping Up With The Fords, however when the party’s over there’s always garbage to clean up.
It’s not right that Toronto’s mayor can legally stay around – as some would say, a destructive force – when his own council has lost faith and stripped him of his powers. Not to mention that public opinion also palpably disapproves, and where citizens who are politically interested are actively protesting. It’s clear people have had enough, and still nothing can be done. Oh dear.
The Westminster government system – our system – possesses the concept of
Responsible Government.
Enter Preston Manning. Basically he says that it’s high time for Responsible Government at Toronto City Hall. TCH has 48 members, which is *larger* than some provincial legislatures. TCH also has a multi-billion dollar budget, which makes it a huge target for abuse through apathy. As the commercial centre to the staples-producing margins, a hobbled Toronto (or Montreal or Vancouver) indirectly hobbles the rest of Canada.
As students of Canadian history, we were taught that WL Mackenzie’s rabble-rousing, newspaper and 1837 Rebellion were key in bringing Responsible Government to Upper Canada. It’s effing ironic that while it exists at the Provincial and Federal levels, Responsible Government has yet to find its way to Toronto’s municipal government – and it’s 2014 AD!
RoFo must go, and Responsible Government must come. It’s time.
