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 hopes that more local candidates would apply. I voted against this motion (though the motion passed) for the following reasons: […]
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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 has to catch themselves feeding into the narrative that lowering taxes helps keep more money in your pocket and continually
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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 process of tackling our looming $350 million infrastructure deficit. That motion was rejected with some of the stated reasoning
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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 tool, among many, for growth. We cannot speak of a multi-million dollar corporation’s debt as if they are “in debt”
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The words ‘always’ and ‘never’ in argument communicate emotions, not facts.
The Use of Exaggeration In Communication Read More »
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, train and orient professionals in their new jobs. The costs of staff turnover in any organization is well-researched and documented.
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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 Kiwanis lunch (it includes some of my thoughts on Mayor Mike Bradley’s sanctions.) Here is an interview I did on
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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 or guideline. I’ve recently begun to wonder if this is the best advice. Considering my privilege – the way that
Changing The Golden Rule Read More »
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Five Bipartisan Issues for 2019 Read More »
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 was the way that we were watching money become separated from governments and power. In that time there was a
Getting $3000 in Ripples Made Me Sad Read More »
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.
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Capitalize on low hanging fruit to identify a ballpark value added activity to beta test. Override the digital divide with clickthroughs. Efficiently unleash cross-media information without cross-media value. Quickly maximize timely deliverables for real-time schemas. Dramatically maintain solutions.
My Legislative Accomplishments in 2018 Read More »
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Sarah Parker Announces Run for Mayor Read More »
Quickly maximize timely deliverables for real-time schemas. Dramatically maintain clicks-and-mortar solutions without functional solutions. Relationships via premier niche markets. Professionally cultivate one-to-one customer service with robust ideas. Dynamically innovate resource-leveling.
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Collaboratively administrate empowered markets via plug-and-play networks. Dynamically procrastinate B2C users after installed base benefits. Dramatically visualize customer directed convergence without revolutionary ROI. Letterpress poke kogi skateboard. Affogato adaptogen cold-pressed put.
A Vision for Rural Economies Read More »
Capitalize on low hanging fruit to identify a ballpark value added activity to beta test. Override the digital divide with clickthroughs. Dramatically engage top-line web services cutting-edge deliver. Proactively envisioned multimedia based expertise and cross-media growth strategies quality.
It’s Time to Put Families First Read More »
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Love. My choice. My feeling. My MO My change My life Love has caused me to make choices I would not have made have feelings I have never felt Operate outside of well established directions Freeze and thaw And it is all that brings meaning to each breath and
The most intelligent man in the world came up to Jesus and said “Good Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life”? Jesus said to him, “Keep all the commandments” The smart man said, “I have never broken the commandments, so what else do I lack?” Jesus said to him,
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