An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN GOVERNMENT tells you how well it’s been communicating with you, it’s a sure sign it hasn’t been doing...
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An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. OBVIOUSLY, the alternative approval process being used for a pair of multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects is not open for discussion around the City council table. At least not by members of the public, unless council deems to put it on the agenda. At this week’s regular meeting of the council, a resident representing the Seniors Tin Cup group tried, under the Public Inquiries section of the agenda, to ask questions about the AAP. Coun. Margot Middleton quickly stepped in with a point of order. The AAP was not on the agenda, she said, and therefore not open to questions from the public at the meeting. The resident tried again, and again, and Middleton just kept on interrupting with her point of order. Finally, the resident gave up and said she’d write a letter. Middleton and the rest of council need to get their priorities straight. Kamloops electors are being asked to support borrowing for $275 million worth of projects that include a new ice arena and a performing arts centre. Council has chosen the AAP — a reverse onus type of assent — to get borrowing authority rather than going to referendum. People have a right [...]
An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. WHEN GOVERNMENT tells you how well it’s been communicating with you, it’s a sure sign it hasn’t been doing...
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