Not much this Monday morning

CobourgBlog has a very interesting opinion about the Community centre study and wonders if it may not subjective rather than objective because it relies so much on a minuscule response to a survey. A good point. But Cobourg Council has a peculiar bent to it. They decide on what they want (usually a position impressed upon them by special interests) and then they go for it. The CB brings up a good point about the numbers game, if 2,000 people on a petition wasn't representative in the frink debate then how can 300 drive a $30 million dollar project? But don't forget these people (Mayor et al) have a history of using phony figures. The Harbourfront has been converted into a playground for the affluent because the Mayor pushed through his vision of "greenspace" based on that concocted survey, Oh Brocanier was fond of quoting it too.

So Iggy wants to do something with EI. A goodplace to start would be to undo the changes that the Libs implemented in the 90s. This story explains that changing EI is a "Priority". "People are shedding jobs like crazy," Mr. Ignatieff said on CTV's Question Period. "We've got to have a government that steps in and says 'Let's put some floor under this. Let's give people an employment insurance system that allows them to get training for new jobs.' "
Question for Iggy. How do you train the older worker with limited education. Talking to a service worker this week about this very issue she told me there is not much for those folk, factory workers with long-term attachments - in the system. besides training for what. Does anybody know what jobs are going to be needed in the next fifteen years? We don't have a national jobs inventory or a succession planning policy. besides does anybody share my scepticism about the need for wholesale post-secondary education. The only use for a degree these days is to be used as a screening device to reduce the number of applicants for any vacant job!

Randy Hillier (who's he?) may want to be the top dog PC. Randy Hillier a person that scares the living crap out of the Toronto pundits is mulling a run at the vacant PC leadership position. Bring it on! All it will do is widen the political spectrum to its natural environment in a three party Legislature. PC on the right, Dalton on the centre-right and the Dippers on the left. A good pole position for the next election.

Monday evening the Cobourg Council will move to establish the D'Arcy St. location for the Community Centre. This is the last piece of the puzzle that needs to fall into place for the application for "stimulus (shovel-ready) funding". This $30 million dollar plus project is going to be sold to us as the biggest bargoon of the Century and as taxpayers we would be foolish to speak against it. Hey it's a gift from the recession gods. 33 cent dollars falling from the sky. Never mind the questions: why pay for the lawn Bowling Club to be there, how much will it cost to compensate the Cobourg Soccer Club for its lost pitches, why no swimming pool when there is demonstrated demand, etc? We will be informed in due course and asked for a stamp of approval and you can all be present at the opening of the Peter Delanty Community Centre at about the time of October 2010 (next election campaign and woe betide any candidate that doesn't support the magnificance!).