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	<title>CivicScene.ca &#187; Philip Hochstein</title>
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		<title>Quick comments</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan Ross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting take on how to achieve cost savings within City Hall, although Philip Hochstein&#8217;s membership would likely be the beneficiaries of any decision to contract out, thereby defining his piece as self-serving rather than sensible.  Now while I for one am not a union activist by any stretch of the imagination, I do not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Market+wages+would+make+difference+city+taxes/2385298/story.html" target="_blank">An interesting take</a> on how to achieve cost savings within City Hall, although Philip Hochstein&#8217;s membership would likely be the beneficiaries of any decision to contract out, thereby defining his piece as self-serving rather than sensible.  Now while I for one am not a union activist by any stretch of the imagination, I do not believe in ripping up collective agreements as Hochstein seems to be advocating.</p>
<p>And lastly, try and guess who had the audacity to post this on their website:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;So, over the course of the last month, I have noticed a preponderance and entertaining seep of personal questions from many of you, so I thought I would answer some of them here, to show you that my critics are wrong:  I am, quite frankly, an open-book–I have no agendas and represent no one except me.  Though, I am guarded of my most personal feelings most of the time…</p>
<p>Here are the top ten, in no particular order (some of these are hysterical, well, at least to me…)</p>
<p>1) From Lana, Joliette, PQ. “Are you married? I have a friend in Vancouver who loves your look!”</p></blockquote>
<p>Believe it or not I sent this individual a note a couple of weeks back complementing him on some of his recent writings and wishing him and his family a happy holidays (hoping to perhaps get in the spirit of the season and bury the hatchet, so to speak).  But after reading over such a list that contains such an implausible &#8220;query&#8221; (placed in the number one position, no less), I think that I might focus on more likely scenarios, such as <a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/zombie_reagan_raised_from_grave" target="_blank">this</a> for example.</p>
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