Thursday, April 14, 2011

Mayor Ford, the citizen's champion, shuts down citizen's commitees

Mustn't have all those Pinko voices defusing Ford's Pure Vision, mustn't we?

The Ford administration says waste-cutting is its motive for moving to scrap 21 citizen-dominated committees that advise council on everything from cycling to pedestrians to aboriginal affairs.

But critics charged Wednesday that axing the committees — which are made up of volunteers, including some councillors, and have no budget — is an undemocratic move meant to shut out anyone with opposing views.

Councillor Adam Vaughan said the Ford administration just isn’t interested in consulting some sectors of the community.


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