Mississauga Musings

We knew if Janet Menard’s personnel had “observed the intent of the employment insurance act “ and observed the Corporate direction of Due Diligence of my own Occupational Codes scripted in those little boxes on the HRDC ROE slips, her Ontario Works People in Peel would have paid attention to our Municipal FOI requests during the caustic erosion of our Skills Trades and entrepreneurships.

Our 12-string guitar studies with Randy Hill, at the least, would have been further ahead sleeping on the floor at our Compass Outreach basement rather than having our gender beds set on fire at 177 Dundas St West.

“it’s hard to believe” Hazel knew all along, the $66 million a year pooling was spent on separating “Witnesses“ from their natural coarse before the auspices became a municipal contract because our Mississauga South Center’s been omitted from UW Peel funding while all along their board of governors “welshed” on social services community placement contract to install Big Pipe!

http://www.mississauga.com/article/11472

http://www.ltb.gov.on.ca/en/About_Us/STEL02_111433.html

http://www.ontla.on.ca/committee-proceedings/transcripts/files_html/2004-06-23_A013.htm#P297_39139

http://www.canada.com/shareit/soundoff/view.html?id=d14e0359-16b2-4728-a4ec-c0abbb5b977e&soundoff=83888&returnurl=story.html?id=d14e0359-16b2-4728-a4ec-c0abbb5b977e

http://www.mississauga.com/article/11664

It is important to note how lucky we are in Peel that we have politicians who are so concerned about being cost effective that they use the same tool for many jobs and it always gets the job done - in this case it is Emil Kolb the Head of Peel Regional Council, an ex-officio member of all committees of Council and Chair of the Peel police Services Board.

Why have i noted this fact? Because, as of late I have been trying to get copies of Peel police disciplinary reports made to the Peel police Services Board. Months ago I was told they are looking into a legal opinion and nothing since. Now I hear tell that Peel Council, under his Chairmanship, is making all efforts to keep the public in the dark and unaccountable to the taxpayer.

Yes, the right political tool for the job - because a person who cared about regular people and their Democratic right to be meaningful involved in government decision-making would not allow on their watch such a cost-prohibitive method of blocking a reasonable "closed meeting" inquiry as to politicians' activities. Especially in an area that has had more than one politician like Gyles.

Democracy is about having everyone involved who wants to be - not just those who have deep pockets. This really shows that the politicians at Peel Council think only the affluent should have the right to know what is going on!

Check up on Emil Kolb history. He has been at the head of things for many years - he must be making someone happy and it sure is not us.

Hey there, Don,

You wrote:

"Because, as of late I have been trying to get copies of Peel police disciplinary reports made to the Peel police Services Board. Months ago I was told they are looking into a legal opinion and nothing since. Now I hear tell that Peel Council, under his [Emil Kolb] Chairmanship, is making all efforts to keep the public in the dark and unaccountable to the taxpayer."

Perhaps you might consider taking this up with the Peel Police Services Board (PPSB) itself.

They meet the last Friday of every month. I know --because I attend them.

Now I agree, most of the stuff on the PPSB agenda gets done in-camera, but I'm not about to question that.

Discipline hearings are sensitive things --especially in the early stages when the Police Board is grappling with the issues. And I'm sure they discuss other stuff that they don't want the criminals to know about. Or that I'd want the criminals to know about.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not defending or will ever defend SECRECY. But there are times, legitimate times, when in-camera is necessary. (*BLUSH* OK, maybe I am defending secrecy... )

Regarding the Peel Region $170.00 (the third-highest in Ontario) "investigation" fee, you wrote:

"Yes, the right political tool for the job - because a person who cared about regular people and their Democratic right to be meaningful involved in government decision-making would not allow on their watch such a cost-prohibitive method of blocking a reasonable "closed meeting" inquiry as to politicians' activities."

Surely you can't blame Emil Kolb for that. I'm pretty sure he doesn't even get to vote unless there's a tie.

That $170 is all Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga's doing.

Simple.

It's even worse than you think.

Caledon and Mississauga have chosen the same "Local Authority Services" that Peel Regional Council just did.

So we're talking the very same process and procedures.

Caledon and Mississauga are offering "Local Authority Services" for FREE.

Peel, for the precise-same LAS "investigation" is charging 170freakin' bucks!

Worse.

Not a single Brampton, Caledon or Mississauga Councillor raised that FREEvs$170 issue.

Like. HOW THE #%&@*# can PEEL charge $170 for the IDENTICAL SERVICE that Caledon and Mississauga are providing FREE?!

Or how about that other question.

"It's now March and why has no one called for a Caledon or Mississauga closed-meeting investigation yet? After all, it's FREE?!

I can tell you why I'll never call for a Mississauga FREE closed-meeting investigation. I'm not about to dignify Local Authority Services, that's why.

Get this, Don.

The report justifying the $170 goes like this:

"The amount of $170 which is recommended by this report relates to the estimation of the internal cost to process a complaint, inclusive of the investigative charges which would be incurred from LAS....it [$170 fee] is solely based upon a direct estimate of the average time and resources required by staff of the Office of the Regional Clerk to administer a complaint, which is anticipated to include activities such as:

* Preparation of the necessary documents (the record) to support the investigation;

* Response to question of the investigator in relation to the record;

* Reporting to Regional Council of the outcome of the investigation; and

* The making of the investigation report available to the public.

Staff have also considered the principles that the fee charged should be sufficient to be meaningful, and such as to be a deterring consideration for persons contemplating a frivilous, vexatious or speculative complaint."

Then get this:

"At the time time the fee should not be fixed so high as to deter a meritorious complaint, taking into account the refundability of the fee in the event of a finding by the investigator of the appearance of a meeting closed improperly under the provisions of the Municipal Act 2001, or of the Region of Peel Procedure By-law."

Caledon and Mississauga provide Local Authority Services FREE --and "Working for You" PEEL's crapped that out.

That report is just like a mirror --a flawless mirror, giving us all a perfect window into The REAL PEEL.

FREE. $170.00.

It raises the question.

"How is this not fraud?"

Signed,
The (serious question) Mississauga Muse

And speakin' of "serious question"s...

I think it's about time Peel Regional Council introduced a Public Question Period for Council meetings.

Signed,
The (I have a question...) Mississauga Muse

The Mississauga Muse raises the serious question of "How is this not fraud?"

Simple - because they say so!