Comments on The Burd Report: Only in Port Hope, we hope

I think Deb O'Connor, aka artful mom, is onto ...

2009-06-08T00:34:57.136-04:00

I think Deb O'Connor, aka artful mom, is onto something: kids will be kids.

Washburn from Loyalist has commented on the disdain with which Port Hope Council treats citizens who speak to issues at council meetings.

My recollection is that John Miller's letter has got the facts of The Mysterious Case of the Two Lawyers about right. If so, his question, Where was the crusading press on this one? is to the point.

I'm sorry to read that columnist Christie will NOT be dealing with this issue, certainly not in this space. His opinion: "blogs aren't worth the paper they're not printed on." Pity.

As a mother, although no longer actively practisin...

2009-06-07T11:26:32.304-04:00

As a mother, although no longer actively practising that art, I like to apply the knowledge I learned then to life situations in general, and this is no exception.

See, Port Hope Council is like a group of kids who are playing too quietly off in the corner. When mom comes around to ask what they are doing, the children simultaneously call out "oh nothing" as they scramble to hide their handiwork under a large blanket. If mom comes closer, the kids gather in a circle around the blanket, each grabbing a corner so mom can't snatch it away and reveal whatever is underneath.

The harder mom grabs at the blanket, the harder the kids hang on and the louder their protestations of innocence become.

I don't claim to know much about the Port Hope personalities, but my advice from next door is to grab that blanket no matter what it takes. Any kid trying this hard to hide their activities is definitely up to no good!

Throw away! I did not identify myself for any sin...

2009-06-06T20:36:21.510-04:00

Throw away!

I did not identify myself for any sinister reason. I simply cannot seem to bring myself up to speed on Google's identity process. I should, simply, have stated my name after what I wrote.

I am Daniel J. Christie. My e-mail is djchrist@cogeco.ca

905 885-0864

I stand by all I've said and I thank Ben for publishing it.

Please, Anon, identify yourself, else how will we ...

2009-06-06T19:39:02.473-04:00

Please, Anon, identify yourself, else how will we know how far we can throw you, eh?! :)

The private citizen who is complaining to the Onta...

2009-06-06T08:17:14.140-04:00

The private citizen who is complaining to the Ontario Government (under The Municipal Act and, as well, the Human Rights Commission) is John Dietz. Mr. Dietz issued a press relaease last week drawn up, he says, by his lawyer, John Morand. In the body of the release, Mr. Morand incorrectly identifies "the municipality's consultants" as "Amberley Gamble Inc." when in fact it is Amberley Gavel Inc. Further, Page 2 of the release begins with the mysterious header "LAW FIRM ADDS PACIFIC RIM OFFICE" unquote.

Since the fine hand of John Morand is behind this, I'm not going to touch it. It's toxic -much in the same way anything bearing the fingerprints of Mr. Morand's former FARE confederate, John Miller is journalistic poison as well. Those who wish to take Morand and Miller at their word are free to do so. I personally wouldn't trust either of them as far as I could throw them. Judge youself accordingly.