December 10, 2024

1 thought on “Cobourg can take page from Port Hope when dealing with public

  1. Greg Burns may have been the first on this council to break ranks but as I recall about a year or so ago then-Ward 2 Councillor Cal Morgan did something both similar and unheard of; he refused to vote in favour of a motion strongly supported by Her Worship. I don’t even recall what the motion was. All I remember was sitting next to John Floyd and when Cal quietly said “I’m sorry. I cannot support this motion” Linda Thompson bowed her head and staring downward said “Lovely. Lovely. Lovely…”. It was a shocking display. It was as if everybody had to go along with whatever Thompson wanted and God help those who didn’t. To me it exemplified Barbara Eherenreich’s dictum: Positive thinking is neither. Watching the bobble-headed team players at Port Hope Council these last four years and seeing the mess their Happy Face Teamwork claptrap has gotten us into makes me thank God there’s a Greg Burns to pick up where Cal Morgan left off.

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