tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post6625525640752877491..comments2023-08-13T05:48:46.583-06:00Comments on Crowsnest Pass Home: Trying to deflect attention away from the real issues.Crowsnest Pass Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05045130138290202472noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-54048430410769772932013-03-06T09:43:12.597-07:002013-03-06T09:43:12.597-07:003:15, if there was proper governance in place; the...3:15, if there was proper governance in place; the above question would have been redundant. However, with the two person “gate keeping” committee, there is at least an appearance that contrary opinions get filtered out before they reach the council table. In a big city there may be administrative committees that filter the agenda, but you can bet that the Mayor in not part of that filtering when the rest of the council is excluded from this process. You can’t have it both ways. It appears, at least, that something is very wrong here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-24435515409003989432013-03-05T22:48:13.387-07:002013-03-05T22:48:13.387-07:00"The real question raised by Mr. Andrew Saje ..."The real question raised by Mr. Andrew Saje is whether our councillors get proper presentations of differing opinions when they are faced with serious and important decisions."<br /><br />The real question to me is, why should we even be asking this if we have an "open and transparent" system? The public should have access to all the information councillors have.<br /><br />There are legitimate reasons for confidentiality such as "personal information, trade secrets, commercial, financial, labour relations, scientific or technical information of a third party" (quoted from FOIP) but I don't think any of these kinds of information would be a big part of the decision making process.<br /><br />We have a regime that is obsessively secretive and a mayor who just loves to make grand revelations for self glorification and political advantage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-21176486680344886962013-03-05T15:17:01.841-07:002013-03-05T15:17:01.841-07:00Ha ha, only at at government office.
Incompetent ...Ha ha, only at at government office.<br /><br />Incompetent and more incompetent. I have had my laugh for the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-62912775388343394962013-03-05T15:15:41.557-07:002013-03-05T15:15:41.557-07:00Good one Scott!Good one Scott!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-50286477559484871322013-03-05T15:05:14.108-07:002013-03-05T15:05:14.108-07:00So are people now arguing that you should not have...So are people now arguing that you should not have a problem with me being an incompetent employee. Because the employee that was here prior to me was more incompetent?<br /><br />Scott Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-62794468057979451822013-03-05T14:35:19.939-07:002013-03-05T14:35:19.939-07:00The real question raised by Mr. Andrew Saje is whe...The real question raised by Mr. Andrew Saje is whether our councillors get proper presentations of differing opinions when they are faced with serious and important decisions. One of the most important and expensive decisions, which will have far reaching consequences, is the recent restructuring of the fire department. Initially, our council hired a consultant to work with our separate fire departments to bring about an amalgamation that was effective and cost efficient. Was a plan prepared and was this plan presented to our council as a whole and then voted down. Or, as it now appears, was this plan stopped at the two person “agenda committee.”? For all we know this plan was discussed at council and voted down by our duly elected councillors - or it was not. In politics, if things do not APPEAR right, questions are always raised. Taxpayers have a right to know if there was an alternative plan, or the initial spending on the first fire consultant did not fit with some other plans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3170383155508070340.post-69402791440629447612013-03-05T14:12:45.026-07:002013-03-05T14:12:45.026-07:00Pretty hard to be critical of other councils until...Pretty hard to be critical of other councils until you have your own back yard cleaned up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com