I'm glad we don't have political parties in council ... we get a nice balance between development and conservation ... we have a vibrant downtown ... a decent tourist industry ... good policing ... great fire and rescue and paramedics ... streets ... mmm ... but we all realize that last winter, if fact every winter, was hard on streets ... snow removal; they do a good job in terrible conditions ... garbage and recycling, good. I can't for the life of me see why political parties should be active in municipal politics
. I don't really think that Kingstonians are interested in what party their councillor votes for ... as long as the streets are maintained, sewer and water work as they should, first responders are out there doing a super job, power outages get fixed ... and freezing rain and snow are hell on the power lines ... World stage dramas are the business of the Feds; the Province takes care of stuff like health care, education, and provincial policing. Seems straightforward to me. Three levels of government ... each one with its own job.