I have to say that I am trying to find what benefits there would be to the Horizon Utilities merger.
I don't see any.
I don't see any significant savings in electricity charges.
I don't see any significant benefit to the city becoming an 18.2 per cent holder of a larger corporation from being a 78.9% voice in the current corporation.
I don't see any good reason for this merger to take place.
It would simply diminish our voice if the city has a problem with the newly merged company.
So why the rush?
Why is this really necessary?
Who truly benefits from this merger?
Short answer to the last question: not us.
So once again, why is this really necessary?
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Friday, September 18, 2015
Federal Election Watch
It has been an interesting week..
The lineup to get in was long, winding and began from the Bay Street entrance of Jackson Square. It took about an hour to get into the Sheraton Hamilton from that spot. All the people who RSVP'd from the Liberal website got the inside track and were not required to fill the registration cards on the way in. I went to the table, gave my name and went in.
Jean came to Hamilton to fire up the Liberal faithful. It was a brand new experience for my 15-year-old son. Of course he had a tough time understanding what he was saying, but in my case, it was no trouble for me, considering I was raised on the Quebecois accent. Besides I met the man twice and even had a pointed conversation with him somewhere in Jordan Village in the summer of 2004, weeks after he retired as prime minister of Canada.
And the man didn't disappoint at all. Jean took some jabs at Mulcair, swung a few hooks at Harper and brought on the big haymaker to put over the son of his late great brother in arms. The topics were of course, the economy and national unity, the topics that the Liberals should be thriving, especially since they were the first government in decades to balance the budget and create surpluses.
But in the end, in a room where people were packed in like sardines, Justin brought the house down. His passionate speech brought the crowd to a roar and as Jean took the nearest exit out, Justin began to do what he does best. He went into the crowd, shook hands and did selfies. We are now on the heels of Trudeaumania II
However neither leader provided a knockout punch.
But one thing is for sure. The Liberals are very motivated and have overwhelming support for their leader, far stronger than the other two.
The Globe and Mail are paying more attention to Trudeau's economic plans and pointing out the lack thereof between Mulcair and Harper.
But whether or not this is what brings Trudeau to power is another question in itself. Only time will tell.
We are now 31 days away from the election and from this point, anything can happen.
The Hamilton Rally
Jean Chretien, the man who shares a common origin with me, namely my late grandfather's old hometown of Shawinigan, came to Hamilton.The lineup to get in was long, winding and began from the Bay Street entrance of Jackson Square. It took about an hour to get into the Sheraton Hamilton from that spot. All the people who RSVP'd from the Liberal website got the inside track and were not required to fill the registration cards on the way in. I went to the table, gave my name and went in.
Jean came to Hamilton to fire up the Liberal faithful. It was a brand new experience for my 15-year-old son. Of course he had a tough time understanding what he was saying, but in my case, it was no trouble for me, considering I was raised on the Quebecois accent. Besides I met the man twice and even had a pointed conversation with him somewhere in Jordan Village in the summer of 2004, weeks after he retired as prime minister of Canada.
And the man didn't disappoint at all. Jean took some jabs at Mulcair, swung a few hooks at Harper and brought on the big haymaker to put over the son of his late great brother in arms. The topics were of course, the economy and national unity, the topics that the Liberals should be thriving, especially since they were the first government in decades to balance the budget and create surpluses.
But in the end, in a room where people were packed in like sardines, Justin brought the house down. His passionate speech brought the crowd to a roar and as Jean took the nearest exit out, Justin began to do what he does best. He went into the crowd, shook hands and did selfies. We are now on the heels of Trudeaumania II
The Debate
So the leaders were sparring among each other on a Thursday night, and neither leader got anywhere, unless you're a spinmeister and declared your guy to be the winner. Chantal Hebert's Quebec colleagues are calling it a Justin Trudeau win. At least he was a little more forceful, called BS on some obvious fabrications on Harper's part and did everything possible to get his message out.However neither leader provided a knockout punch.
But one thing is for sure. The Liberals are very motivated and have overwhelming support for their leader, far stronger than the other two.
The Globe and Mail are paying more attention to Trudeau's economic plans and pointing out the lack thereof between Mulcair and Harper.
But whether or not this is what brings Trudeau to power is another question in itself. Only time will tell.
We are now 31 days away from the election and from this point, anything can happen.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Welcome!
Well, well, well...
Just when you thought that I would stay away from politics indefinitely, look who shows up yet again!
There is action afoot as we tread closer and closer to the federal election.
For now, I am going to keep some comments to myself, until things happen as expected.
In the meantime, welcome to the blog and I hope we will have some more to talk about as time goes on.
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