Toronto City Council - My Rant!

I started making some video clips of me talking off the top of my head about some of what is going on in City Council here in Toronto, Ontario Canada. I had to edit the clips down quite brutally as I went on for over 15 minutes an Youtube woun't take a video longer than 10. Not that anybody wants to watch me ramble on for even 10 minutes.

I cut a bit of my whinging about trash removal/disposal and another bit about the TTC and parking rules. I will make another complaint video where I whine about those.

Anyway - the gist of the whole thing is that Mayor David Miller has turned Toronto City Council into his personal fiefdom where left-leaning councillors and those politcal ass-kissers who want to curry favour give the mayor carte blanche to pursue a personal agenda which is largely removed from the needs and wants of the general population of the city. Our local government looks to enact by-laws (not real laws, just by-laws remember - like those saying you can't hitch your horse to a mailbox and so on...) that have sweeping effect and encroach on the mandate of our provincial and federal governments. One short mention which I cut from the video referenced the efforts by Miller to ban handguns in the City of Toronto. Handguns are already all-but-illegal anyway, with licensed gun owners forced to lock their guns away and follow some very strict rules in storing and transporting the weapons. When the city was effectively told that they didn't have the power to enact such a ban, they went ahead and told sport shooters that there could be no more target ranges on municipal property. An ineffective gesture with no effect on gun crime in Toronto; the political equivalent of sticking your tongue out or taking your ball and going home...

We need some effective opposition to the Mayor and his cronies in council, but nobody seems to be able to speak up in any sort of reasonable and cohesive contrary voice. There should be some debate and a degree of give-and-take in council so that the public can see that democracy is at work among our local community representatives.

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[teendude16]

Hi, you have been doing well in your reaction to my messages, thank you. All I anted to say as, supply and demand has plenty to do ith imigration, the changes here in toronto have been unkind and unfair to many, our family know many ho are highty educated, and they are unable to find work, By the way my computer acted up so I could not finish the last message, I was saying that a house sold in Oklahoma city for 85 thousand, and a simialr smaller house sold in toronto for 450.000, Corrupt city.

[TheUghman]

@teendude16 I assumed that the remainder of your comment was something of the sort, and replied accordingly. A few points: Immigration maintains our population levels. Without new Canadians, we would actually see a decline as birth rates are insufficient to maintain population at present. My house is worth 400 000. I could buy a house twice the size in Timmins Ont. for around 85 000. Nothing to do with corruption in the city… As for being out of work, that's surely not a result of immigration!

[teendude16]

Another conservative supporter?

[TheUghman]

@teendude16 To sum up, dissatisfaction with government is NORMAL. That‘s how democracy goes. If you‘re fomenting for affordable housing for all (and we DO have that here in Canada, BTW) or relief for the poor (again, yay Canada…) or you think that handicapped lesbian Latvian folk-singers should have free rehearsal studios to create interpretive dance routines presenting a barbed mockery of the established capitalist system, I'm sure there‘s a party for you, but prepare for disappointment.

[teendude16]

I appreciate your explanations on my questions and rants. It helps me understand more clearly the changes. I'm actually 17 now. Thank you.

[TheUghman]

@teendude16 - You use "conservative" as an insult, while on the other hand blaming immigration for the housing prices in Toronto? It would be worthwhile for you to give yourself some time to develop a firm, reasoned foundation for your opinions. You may compare housing prices from region to region, that's apples and oranges. The price of a house in Oklahoma varies by location. You can compare the price of a home in Oakland CA to a house in Gander Newfoundland if you wish, but it's meaningless.

[teendude16]

@TheUghman Hi, ya, I know about john tory being out of the race, and yes, I know that all political parties have an agenda, like Harper spending over a billion for G7 G20 Sumit, (talk about Wasteful spending). As far as the free market goes for housing, it is because of the Dam imigration policies, 100,000 people being allowed into Canada yearly, since how long now. Yet real nice homes in the usa like oklahoma sold for

[TheUghman]

@teendude16 - Further, John Tory is no longer in politics, so a peculiar argument right off the hop there.

TWO: Every government in a party-driven system has an agenda that is frequently at odds with the voting public. No sense singling out any one party. McGuinty's Liberal government has been something of a disappointment, and arguably more so than the federal Conservatives, whatever your political leaning. If you‘re concerned that houses are expensive, that‘s a result of the free market…

[TheUghman]

@teendude16 - OK, I take from your name (face-value is a poor footing from which to start any discussion…) that you are possibly a dude, perhaps a teen and maybe around 16 years old. Such an unfortunate monicker in the event that you hope to use (or have already been using) this account for any time to come. One: Who is overlooking the notion that John Tory might be a "Tory" (ie. conservative)? Did he cleverly conceal his political leanings by serving as leader of the provincial Conservatives?

[teendude16]

@TheUghman John Tory is is a "Tory", wh\y can't some people see what these people are, They have a hidden motive, I didn't care for Maroney, nor Harper, no one conserative, they're all in bed with banks and big industry to name a few. Toronto is not a Conserative supporter, they dont belong here, what we need is not there Conserative Party Trash. The truth is, all Parties are full of it. That's what I meant to say that is. this city is un-affordable , who wants to pay 400,0000 for a house.

[TheUghman]

@teendude16 - who is a conservative supporter? Presumably you mean large "C" conservative? What's the question?