We have seen this act before
Councillor Mutton is feeling picked on and belittled as well watching her 'patch' whittles away. Now if this is true why is that? I'll bet that she cannot say what she feels is the real reason - the fact that she is a woman and the power brokers are men. We, official council watchers can and will say, she is being taken lightly because she is a woman, and you know what we have seen this before. Cobourg Council has had very few women on it as a rule, Usually one a term. Most of them have been the objects of derision. Sue Geurts, her first terms anyway, Johanna Loken, all of her terms and do you really think Gail DeVeau was a heavyweight? And going back even further was Lenah Fisher a power broker. The only successful woman, one who became Mayor - Joan Chalovich was an established force before she came on Council with the Rotary Club's support. Of course the only really successful woman councillor was Polly Edwards and who was going to mess with the Conservative party at that time. But to be fair Edwards and Chalovich were mature women compared to Mutton and Loken. Which councillor would dare fool with women their moms age?
A quick word of advice to Miriam - learn Roberts rules - nobody else on Council knows them and you should learn the difference between a point of order and a point of privilege.
A quick word of advice to Miriam - learn Roberts rules - nobody else on Council knows them and you should learn the difference between a point of order and a point of privilege.
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Council's treatment of Ms. Mutton is deplorable, and this latest bit of buffoonery cries out for some form of public rebuke of their behaviour.
Oh wait - they don't listen to the public do they?
Where is our "gentleman" Mayor? If he had any class at all he would be rapping the knuckles of his team of old boys and telling them to smarten up.
Even upstart women like Ms. Mutton deserve common courtesy and respect.
DJO
Our feisty mayor himself has done his share of dressing down Ms Mutton. It was his penchant for singling her out in the '1st quarter' that prompted me to write a letter to the editor about the absence of respect on councils, including this one, something I had highlighted in my platform as a candidate for deputy mayor in the election that gave us this council. Without his 'leadership', nothing will change in this regard until he is gone too. Our current deputy aspires to follow his mentor's example, as demonstrated by his handling of this most recent episode. What else could we expect?
Thanks for writing this.
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