tariqata
Active Member
Back to the topic at hand (finally!), is anyone else feeling as conflicted as I am over the Etobicoke Centre vacancy? I generally prefer to err on the side of the people whenever it comes down to an election v. appointment scenario, but this time is proving uncomfortable. I just don't like agreeing with His Worship even if I disagree with his motives. Has anyone heard who council might be mulling over for an appointment? Can we expect anyone in particular to jump into the race if a by-election is called? Can we start talking about relevant things again?
I don't feel especially conflicted over the issue itself. I agree with John Mascarin's comments on CBC earlier this week that either way is 'democratic', but a by-election seems to be the preference of the people in question, and I think that the selection of an appointee could turn into a very nasty fight in council that we really don't need to have.
However, I am bothered by the way Ford has used the issue to cast himself as the defender of democracy - it seems like he's doing his best to turn the question of by-election vs appointment into another left-right battle when it isn't and really shouldn't be. (Is it true that he misrepresented both Holyday and Del Grande as being in favour of a by-election at the public consultation last week?)