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By realfreeenterpriser (registered) | Posted August 21, 2010 at 07:18:59
To By Be T- you said "thank you for understanding how the kiddies do not want to admit how anything that doesn't support the WH (go WEST HARBOUR!!!) is suppressed because heaven forbid the peoples voice is heard on this issue"
Actually, the peoples' voice HAS been heard. The Angus Reid poll, taken by Canada's most reliable polling firm, indicated that a slim majority of "the people" (especially the upcoming generation of 18-34 year olds) favoured a West Harbour site.
"The people" spoke through their elected representatives on Council in a 10 to 6 vote in favour of that site. The "people" also spoke as delegations to Council.
Like it or not, we live in a REPRESENTATIVE democracy where every 4 years or so we elect people to represent us. They are like a jury, charged to investigate the issues in front of them in significant detail and then, after deliberation, to come to a decision. A majority of the Councillors representing a majority of the people, from all political stripes, from all parts of the city, pro-developers and environmentalists alike, left and right leaning, favoured the West Harbour.
There are many issues with which Council and I disagree but that disagreement does not mean that the people have not been heard. This issue goes back to Hamilton's very first bid for the Commonwealth games. The "people" had ample time to be heard and they were.
On RTH, everything is posted. It may be downvoted, but it's not censored, so it's still there to be "heard". Did it ever occur to you that immaturely referring to other posters as "the kiddies" may well be at least part of the reason people aren't hearing what you're saying?
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