Comments on: I have no confidence in Bruce Court http://saintjohnshawn.com/2009/05/13/i-have-no-confidence-in-bruce-court/ Views from Saint John, New Brunswick Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:51:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: H Burke http://saintjohnshawn.com/2009/05/13/i-have-no-confidence-in-bruce-court/comment-page-1/#comment-1878 H Burke Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:38:59 +0000 http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=797#comment-1878 I believe with every fibre of my being that ivan (His Worship, just hearing him called that makes me nauseated) and bruce court are two of the biggest buffoons ever to sit on and "around the horshoe". bruce court calling out Deputy Mayor Stephen Chase in the Telegraph Journal should have been enough to have him removed from council, he is obviously a boorish moron and a bully who is not up to the job. Lastly, both courts believe that they are better suited to make business desicions for our city than the business community who have spoken at length of how poor a desicion building the new police headquarters would be for our tax base and all of the other stupid statements, Pension Lawsuit etc. etc. etc. I believe with every fibre of my being that ivan (His Worship, just hearing him called that makes me nauseated) and bruce court are two of the biggest buffoons ever to sit on and “around the horshoe”.
bruce court calling out Deputy Mayor Stephen Chase in the Telegraph Journal should have been enough to have him removed from council, he is obviously a boorish moron and a bully who is not up to the job.
Lastly, both courts believe that they are better suited to make business desicions for our city than the business community who have spoken at length of how poor a desicion building the new police headquarters would be for our tax base and all of the other stupid statements, Pension Lawsuit etc. etc. etc.

]]> By: Calvin’s Place » Leading with Teamwork (or not) http://saintjohnshawn.com/2009/05/13/i-have-no-confidence-in-bruce-court/comment-page-1/#comment-1730 Calvin’s Place » Leading with Teamwork (or not) Sat, 30 May 2009 13:20:02 +0000 http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=797#comment-1730 [...] certainly hasn’t done anything to instill any confidence in him as a councillor in me or many others who believe, as I do, that we should dump him and not Deputy Mayor [...] [...] certainly hasn’t done anything to instill any confidence in him as a councillor in me or many others who believe, as I do, that we should dump him and not Deputy Mayor [...]

]]> By: Marc Mawhinney http://saintjohnshawn.com/2009/05/13/i-have-no-confidence-in-bruce-court/comment-page-1/#comment-1295 Marc Mawhinney Sat, 16 May 2009 00:49:07 +0000 http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=797#comment-1295 I think it's dangerous to make council a popularity contest amongst councillors - you can't have some afraid to take a position that's unpopular with the others ... healthy debate is what leads to better policy. The article talks about a proposal to make the deputy mayor's position rotate on 9 month terms. I'm not big on a 9 month term - the European Union Presidency rotates every 6 months, and it gives little time for the new person to adjust to the role or implement an agenda. There are big issues that Saint John has to tackle, and the term length for the deputy mayor position isn't one of them. I think it’s dangerous to make council a popularity contest amongst councillors – you can’t have some afraid to take a position that’s unpopular with the others … healthy debate is what leads to better policy.

The article talks about a proposal to make the deputy mayor’s position rotate on 9 month terms. I’m not big on a 9 month term – the European Union Presidency rotates every 6 months, and it gives little time for the new person to adjust to the role or implement an agenda.

There are big issues that Saint John has to tackle, and the term length for the deputy mayor position isn’t one of them.

]]> By: Calvin http://saintjohnshawn.com/2009/05/13/i-have-no-confidence-in-bruce-court/comment-page-1/#comment-1227 Calvin Wed, 13 May 2009 19:41:01 +0000 http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=797#comment-1227 I have to agree, however I can't say I have any confidence in the Brothers Court as a whole. I mean, we have Ivan who seems to think he can push things that were defeated already (bottled water ban) or say one thing and do another (Long Wharf/Irving) and thinks it's okay to tell members of the public to "shut up", then there's Bruce and his mudslinging, which is immature, no matter how you slice it. I have to agree, however I can’t say I have any confidence in the Brothers Court as a whole. I mean, we have Ivan who seems to think he can push things that were defeated already (bottled water ban) or say one thing and do another (Long Wharf/Irving) and thinks it’s okay to tell members of the public to “shut up”, then there’s Bruce and his mudslinging, which is immature, no matter how you slice it.

]]> By: UrbanPlans.blogspot.com http://saintjohnshawn.com/2009/05/13/i-have-no-confidence-in-bruce-court/comment-page-1/#comment-1223 UrbanPlans.blogspot.com Wed, 13 May 2009 17:43:42 +0000 http://saintjohnshawn.com/?p=797#comment-1223 Nor do I. Though, at least he has the nerve to say he doesn't like Chase, rather than pretending that he has issues with the way the position is filled. Nor do I. Though, at least he has the nerve to say he doesn’t like Chase, rather than pretending that he has issues with the way the position is filled.

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