Comment 110198

By ItJustIs (registered) | Posted March 13, 2015 at 10:46:30

"...full of sound and fury, signifying nothing."

All of this has been, by turns, amusing, bewildering, frustrating...and revelatory.

For the sake of argument, this 'What if?': What if the general regard for Councillors was the opposite of what it actually is? What if we lived in an alternate Hamilton, where we were really chuffed at what Council had accomplished? Where the effort towards LRT had been 'Waterloo'd', where heritage had been protected while great development had been fostered, where vision combined with conviction and fueled by endurance had resulted in a Hamilton where we don't get tied up in the minutiae such as the city's motto, but instead are all committed to a great Hamilton? How would we view the Ferguson/Coleman incident?

For me: a) Councillor Ferguson shouldn't have done what he did. Was it an 'assault'? No. b) Did Mr. Basse execute his duties within reasonable expectations of performance? No. c) Has all of this been blown completely and utterly out of proportion, revealing not only how much City Hall falls short, but its vocal residents? Yup.

You want an example of behaviour that other cities have a right to mock? Here ya go.

Not only do we need a better class of Councillors, better rules of conduct, but we could also do with a better class of residents.

Comment edited by ItJustIs on 2015-03-13 10:47:24

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