Ducking the Bullet
Through a Glass, Darkly
A.M and J.F. Under the Gun

WAKE UP DOWN THERE!
Several city council members apparently awoke from their slumbers during previous debates about the green bin program and decided not to support it (for a 6-month period) because they are concerned about the lack of clarity in the Province’s recycling plans.
Hey! Nothing has changed with the province since the last time you [...]

When council set its sights on forcing Londoners to package their biodegradable waste so we could dump it into a giant community composter, we were all told it was for the benefit of the environment. Now, a few months later, we are informed the nearest processing centre is more than two hours away, in scenic Arthur, Ontario. Hardly makes sense to have pollution-spewing trucks lugging our garbage to the rural north in the name of preserving the environment. But that’s not the wacky part. What is really over the top is that there were still voices at city hall raised in support of the idea, diesel fumes and all. Never mind the environment, we’re saving the environment!

Anne Marie announces a “virtual campaign office”, debuts snazzy new website. But where will the volunteers marshal from? Where will the signs and stakes be stored and distributed from? Where do they deliver the pizzas to for those after-canvassing relaxation and team-building sessions? We suspect there will still be a central campaign co-ordination location, they [...]

BERNIE BOWS OUT

CHAPMAN BASHING, DOWN THE 401

AN INTERESTING MAN