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Eric · 13-10-2010, 17:17

In Kingston, our municipal election will be held on October 25 ... and thankfully, party politics are not involved. I vote in Williamsville Ward for my councillor, and also, of course, for the position of Mayor. I know that one of the candidates for Mayor is a member of the Liberal Party ... his father represents Kingston and the Islands in the Ontario legislature ... Jim Neill, who will be getting my vote for councillor, is a member of the New Democratic Party (Labour). However, party politics are not the issue ... there are no party blocs on council ... the concerns that voters have are strictly local: infrastructure, policing, property taxes, development of our beautiful waterfront, garbage and recycling etc. Party politics, and the resulting acrimony, is not an issue. And I don't think it should be. Voters will vote for the candidates they think will best represent their interests and who will do the best job for the City of Kingston.

13-10-2010, 17:17	#55
Eric God Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada Posts: 9,290 Liked: 2347 times Rep Power: 58528	Re: Corrupt Council ? In Kingston, our municipal election will be held on October 25 ... and thankfully, party politics are not involved. I vote in Williamsville Ward for my councillor, and also, of course, for the position of Mayor. I know that one of the candidates for Mayor is a member of the Liberal Party ... his father represents Kingston and the Islands in the Ontario legislature ... Jim Neill, who will be getting my vote for councillor, is a member of the New Democratic Party (Labour). However, party politics are not the issue ... there are no party blocs on council ... the concerns that voters have are strictly local: infrastructure, policing, property taxes, development of our beautiful waterfront, garbage and recycling etc. Party politics, and the resulting acrimony, is not an issue. And I don't think it should be. Voters will vote for the candidates they think will best represent their interests and who will do the best job for the City of Kingston.