Posts by Sacha
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It's also global marketing for our national businesses including tourism, so there's logic in govt involvement in such large events. Locally, I believe we agree.
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venturing into the lions den waving red meat around can cause problems
Only if you're an unfamiliar handler and you don't say where the meat is from. We're used to the smell of the regulars by now.
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The new transport CCO couldn't even operate until that was done
Oh yes it could - witness all the other operational functions being staffed up before the elected members are voted in.
We could always.. gasp.. make the Transport functions part of the Council instead (like they are everywhere else in the country), given their importance to voters and the need for strong integration with land use planning.
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I'd be much happier with elected Super City Mayor Banks making these decisions than I am the ATA making them.
For now, I honestly think there's a problem here that transcends established left-right politics.
Same.
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It's standard corporate welfare, so just a 'return' on those rates whether or not there's any relationship with increased revenue
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Local governments get nadda
Rates from businesses
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Admittedly it's a bigger event
I wouldn't count on it - and in tv audience terms, most certainly not.
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I was momentarily overcome by the speaker of the house
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Do you want to make something of it?
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So long as their hands are big enough for points duty