This page was exported from The Auroran [ http://www.newspapers-online.com/auroran ] Export date:Wed Apr 24 23:58:30 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Residents should be proud of Mayor, Council on stance, says Oak Ridges resident --------------------------------------------------- Aurora residents should be proud of newly-elected Mayor Tom Mrakas and the Town Council for saying no to the wide-open assault on the environment implicit in Premier Ford's development policy. With the support of less than 25% of Ontario's eligible voters, the no-longer “progressive” Conservative Party has unleashed an attack on local democracy, education, health care, public transit, low-income and contract workers, vulnerable minorities and the natural environment. Claiming to be “for the people,” he is now engaged in a range of extreme measures that will have devastating consequences for decades to come. And, unlike his domineering ideological soul-mate in the American White House, Ford's “adults in the room,” notably Christine Elliott, MPP (Newmarket-Aurora) and Caroline Mulroney, MPP (York-Simcoe) are being pusillanimously deferential to the bully premier. Meanwhile, in neighbouring Richmond Hill, a “conservative” cabal is siding with the Premier and betraying their duty to act in the public interest by blatant acts of self-promotion, mercilessly attacking dissidents and colluding with the enemies of green spaces and the Oak Ridges moraine. Good for Aurora! Shame on Richmond Hill. Howard A. Doughty Oak Ridges --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2019-01-18 15:10:02 Post date GMT: 2019-01-18 20:10:02 Post modified date: 2019-01-18 15:10:02 Post modified date GMT: 2019-01-18 20:10:02 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com