October 14, 2010 - 10:11 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Education Minister MacDiarmid had to spend $165,000 on a report to butress her war against the Vancouver School Board.
I’m a little behind the times on this story, although I notice that few (if any) outlets actually covered the cost of Margaret MacDiarmid’s loaded report against the Vancouver School Board.
That’s right folks – $165,000, including $15,000 on travel to and from Victoria.
Money well spent.
Now parents are obviously upset with the prospect of their local neighbourhood schools potentially closing. And NDP MLAs like Adrian Dix are working with the parents in his riding to ensure that their voices are heard.
Fair enough.
But why not direct their anger against the ones that pushed school closures in the first place?
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February 10, 2010 - 1:33 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Translink has left a bad taste in the mouth of Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts
I have a feeling that the departure of Dianne Watts from serving as chair of the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation is the first step towards major reorganization of Translink that will come over the next year.
By the way, look for Watts’ replacement to be Port Moody Mayor Joe Trasolini.
But getting back to the issue at hand, Watts’ departure is something that is completely understandable in light of the fact that in typical municipal fashion, the local leaders are forced to bend into uncomfortable positions based on provincial negligence, indifference, or both.
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