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Brother, I Can't Spare You the Time

16 junio 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Pointless legislation, Music and ukuleles, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Uncategorized
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime is one of the most memorable songs of the 1930s, written at the height of the Great Depression, by the son of Jewish immigrants, Yip Harburg, with music by composer - and another Jewish immigrant - Jay Gorney. It was written in 1931, and later included in a musical, New Americana, in 1932. I thought it might...

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Tags: bylaws, patios, Collingwood's Municipal Madness, council 2 Comments


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Ideas for local government 2.0

03 junio 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in technology, Social values, Science, Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
The most interesting seminars I attended at the recent FCM were about what's been dubbed "government 2.0" - government that's open, accountable, and uses the technological tools to create interactive communication with its residents. It's as much a philosophy as a practice. But it requires an administration and bureaucracy...

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Tags: accountability, Collingwood's municipal madness, internet, open government, government 2.0, web 1 Comments


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Toronto: patios, buskers and an animated downtown

30 mayo 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Social values, Pointless legislation, Election 2010, downtown-BIA, Collingwood's municipal m..., Collingwood life
I just returned from a few days in Toronto, attending the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) annual convention. Picked up a lot of good ideas (especially around open government and open data) and information, which I'll post at a later point. What I wanted to write about here is how the host city handles its downtown and its patios,...

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Tags: buskers, downtown, patios, Toronto, Collingwood Municipal Madness 0 Comments


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Public input on ward systems shut out again

27 abril 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
[font="Trebuchet MS"][size="2"]The chance for public input into the local election system was shut down last night by Collingwood Council in a 7-2 vote. The mayor and Councillors Edwards, Sandberg, Jeffrey, Foley, McNabb and Labelle voted no.

I had proposed a referendum question for the 2010 municipal ballot that read,...

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Tags: mayor, openness, public input, Collingwood Municipal Madness, council 0 Comments


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Back at you: Assaff responds to Carrier's media release

15 abril 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m..., Admiral Collingwood development
I won't comment on this, the latest broadside in the ongoing war of words between Carrier and Assaff over the repeal of the approvals for the downtown Admiral Collingwood development. I have not changed anything of the following, merely reproduced what was sent to me by email.

Suffice to say the text in bold is Steve's response to the...

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Tags: Chris Carrier, Steve Assaff, albatross, mayor, Admiral Collingwood, Collingwood Municipal Madness 1 Comments


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War of words: Carrier vs Assaff continues

15 abril 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m..., Admiral Collingwood development
Got an email late yesterday with the mayor's comments in response to Steve Assaff's comments on the mayor's comments about the Admiral Collingwood development... got that? Anyway, I got the press release the mayor sent from an outside source, since it appears council and staff wasn't copied with it.

The mayor sent out his...

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Tags: albatross, mayor, Admiral Collingwood, Collingwood Municipal Madness, Steve Assaff 7 Comments


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Referendum: 2010

11 abril 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Collingwood's municipal m..., Election 2010
I plan to bring a notice of motion to the table, Monday night, asking for a referendum question to be added to the 2010 ballot.

My motion will be to request that the 2010 ballot include the question, "Should Collingwood implement a ward system for future municipal elections?"

Given the refusal of the mayor (and his supporters) to allow...

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Tags: Collingwood Municipal Madness, election, ward system, democracy, openness, accountability, mayor 3 Comments


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Throwing stones?

09 abril 2010
Posted by Ian Chadwick in Election 2010, Collingwood's municipal m...
You have to shake your head and wonder, some days. Today was one for me. There on the front page of the EB is a quote from the mayor aimed right at me:
[quote]"We can in this election campaign, members of council can throw stones at each other, or we can...

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Tags: transparency, openness, name-calling, hypocrisy, mayor, Collingwood Municipal Madness, accountability 0 Comments



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