Marilyn Gladu And Her Dangerous Religious Beliefs
This story is only one of a multitude where Marilyn Gladu, Sarnia-Lambton MP, reveals her bias and ineptitude for the role of MP, but I wanted to add my personal experience to the archive so…
Flag Poles and Crosswalks
One of the things that I did agree with in installing the greeter desk back in the lobby of city hall is it’s intended emphasis on hospitality. It’s important that we make hospitality a value…
Further Motions Regarding Mike Bradley’s Sanctions
Tomorrow’s meeting is going to be interesting! Further to the motion that I commented on from Sarnia Councillor Bill Dennis there is another motion by Dave Boushy that is identical and then takes it even further. There are two…
Committee For Compensation Recommendations
Sarnia Councillor Bill Dennis Has a motion on the table at the next council meeting “that any compensation related matter (including eligible expense criteria or other financial reimbursement matters) for Sarnia City and City/County Council members…
Chris Cooke Is Concerned About Me
Chris Cooke is ‘concerned’ about me and my politics. He’s not wrong to be concerned. My style of politics is a direct affront to his. I call out BS, I don’t write it. I want…
Removing Mike Bradley’s Sanctions and the Infamous ‘Wall’
A motion is coming, “the workplace sanctions previously imposed against Mayor Mike Bradley shall be lifted immediately. This includes restoring the Mayors ability to communicate directly with City staff, his ability to freely access City…
Suggestions On How To Talk About Struggling Neighbourhoods
The recent news of three business owners leaving Mitton Village is really heartbreaking that they found themselves unable to sustain their businesses in that area. It really sheds light onto larger set of issues that…
Choosing Your Own Salary
I have spent most of the last twelve years being the lowest paid staff of any of the businesses I am a co-owner of. I don’t make decisions based on my own financial gain, but…
Rejecting the Integrity Commissioner RFP
Yesterday there was a motion in regards to the Integrity Commissioner to “re-issue the RFP in effort to seek additional proposals and broaden the scope of potential bidders in the interest of the Corporation” in…
Lower Taxes Is Not The Answer
Lower Taxes! This is the mantra of the masses, propagated by politicians. It is a message of fear that attempts to shift the citizen’s focus away from what is actually going on. An honest politician…
Municipal Infrastructure Lending
Coming off the heels of my first budget city council meeting, a motion was made today to increase our contribution to reserves (aka. savings account) of $3.5 million (approx 1.5% increase of taxes) to start…
The Difference Between ‘Having Debt’ and Being ‘In Debt’
Debt is a trigger word in politics, and when we use it, we end up using it no different than how the average consumer talks about credit card debt. In business however, debt is a…
The Use of Exaggeration In Communication
The words ‘always’ and ‘never’ in argument communicate emotions, not facts.
Municipal Staff Turnover
I would estimate, that with the recent exodus of our senior staff, that we are going to see costs to the taxpayer in the City of Sarnia upwards of 1 million dollars to properly recruit,…
My City Council Campaign
I ran for city council in Sarnia and I won! I’ll post a bit more often on my Facebook page. I’m excited! Here is a transcript of a 5 minute talk I gave at a…
Changing The Golden Rule
The golden rule that I’ve been taught my entire life is to do onto others as I would have them do onto me. Jesus said it and most religions have some sort of similar proverb…
Statement from Sarah Parker
Podcasting operational change management inside of workflows to establish a framework. Taking seamless key performance indicators offline to maximise the long tail. Keeping your eye on the ball while performing a deep dive on the start-up mentality to derive convergence on cross-platform.
Five Bipartisan Issues for 2019
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Getting $3000 in Ripples Made Me Sad
Back in 2013 when Bitcoin was starting to climb, I began to research and try and understand what was going on. I explored mining them or buying them but what I got really interested in…
Video: Sarah Parker on Daily Show
Energistically scale future-proof core competencies vis-a-vis impactful experiences. Dramatically synthesize integrated schemas with networks.Collaboratively administrate empowered markets via plug-and-play networks. Dynamically procrastinate B2C users after installed base benefits.