Perspectives

Now that Phase 1, the in-filling of the city by way of sale of surplus, serviced properties is drawing to an end, it is time for Phase 2.

Kudos to Mayor Fedeli for lambasting the consulting firm, hired by the city of Sault Ste Marie, that did not consult.

What is in a name, or for that matter, what is in a word? Over the weekend, we heard a many, many words from the Liberal candidates, their handlers and the media pundits.

Our beleaguered Minister of Health has been at it again, using words normally only heard in our public school playgrounds.

A Committee of Council has already secured financing for the new Sports Complex. This may be news to some elected officials, but hard, behind-the-scenes work had been underway before Version 2.0 went to press.

As the dust settles after the municipal election it might be interesting to reflect on some of the post-election sound bytes offered by the candidates and others.

Polls are beginning to annoy me. In the past week, three organizations that had commissioned polls made announcements that tried to sway my thinking on the topic of the day.

Dollars to donuts, one of the main issues in the municipal election is how property taxes affect us. If Business or Commercial rates are too high, they discourage growth, if they are too low, the residents end up carrying the tax burden.

Jack Layton looked on TV every bit the Bantam Rooster as he high-stepped into a meeting with Harper yesterday.

An Ontario Supreme Court judge has changed how and why the authorities can charge anyone with terrorism. Motive, apparently, is no longer within the scope of defining who is a terrorist.