Lone NPA Councillor Suzanne Anton is going to be changing her footwear for the remainder of her term.

I have always said that changing your mind in politics shouldn’t be as big a deal as it is usually portrayed – if, that is, it is handled correctly.

And that is why I am not inclined to immediately jump down Suzanne Anton’s throat when I read this about her changing her mind on supporting the Hornby bike lane.  Rather, I am open to listening to her reasoning and then assessing whether it is politics or principle that has motivated her decision.

Well, after reading her release from yesterday, it is clear that she has changed her mind because of the shit kicking she has received from opponents of the bike lane and her core constituencies rather than the reasons she so desperately tried to get across in her release.

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