Ontario municipal elections, 2018 (Oct 22)

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I do like this quote from whoever the horrendous municipal affairs minister is right now:

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Provincial government literally cancelling elections and halving a city council's size = 'getting out of the way'.

For a less flippant comment, short of constitutionally recognizing municipalities' autonomy and limiting provincial governments' powers to unilaterally mess around with them willy-nilly, there should absolutely be some sort of law (like in other countries) which prevents changes to municipal election rules/procedures less than a year before the next scheduled election.

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Our idiot Premier is absolutely livid! After beginning with a rant against left-wingers, he confirms that he is (a) appealing and (b) reintroducing Bill 5 next week, invoking the notwithstanding clause (s. 33). Not only that, he sends out a warning that he's ready to use the notwithstanding clause again in the future.

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Our idiot Premier also slipped in during his press conference that the judge was 'appointed by McGuinty'. Ontario Superior Court judges are appointed by the federal government; the one in question in 2005.