Campaign Finance Fuss (Bill 203)
I may not be able to convince enough of my colleagues that municipal campaign finance reform is important, but the province gets it and I think the public will too.
Month: May 2009
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Bill 203 Summary
This is the brief I circulated via email to my colleagues on May 15th, two days after indicating at the May 13 Council meeting that I would propose a motion related to Bill 203. I am posting it here as a reference item to an accompanying article on campaign finance and disclosure and the blowout… Read More
Add One to the Census
Baby Dexter Chan Iveson was delivered Monday at 7:46 in the evening via my lovely and resilient wife, Sarah Chan (who for those that don’t know is a music teacher and cycle-chic advocate, via her Girls and Bicycles blog). He was two weeks ahead of anticipated due date, but he’s a healthy 7lbs 8oz and… Read More
An Urban Vision for LRT
The city just unveiled a consultant’s report with a high-level vision for the long-term LRT network, which aims to take rapid transit to all corners of the city, though with a different flavour than we’ve known until now. Council will hear from the public and debate these recommendations at the Transportation and Public Works Committee… Read More
What can happen when you semi-privatize things:
A series of Council decisions stretching back to 1996 created the room, then closed the door behind which my colleagues and I, acting as EPCOR Shareholder representatives, came to the decision to authorize the restructuring. Changes in the regulatory and tax environment initiated by other governments also contributed to the decision.