01-17-2019, 10:39 AM
I think a very good case can be made for amalgamation here. I also don't think it's a foregone conclusion. If anyone has any evidence of the current government or anyone in particular in the current government having it out for regional municipalities, I'd be curious about that.
I really do think that this is a case of the political bent of the government of the day making them naturally suspicious of a situation in which parts of the province have to operate with additional levels of government. But I also think that's fair: is it likely that, without a review, all of the Regional Municipalities are currently operating in exactly the areas they ought to be?
So, while I know this prediction is not as interesting as the conspiracy theories, and would not make as good a headline as the Record editorial, I bet the result of the review will be that some lower-tier municipalities are amalgamated, some Regional Municipalities are given added responsibilities or directed to negotiate added responsibilities, and perhaps one or more are dissolved.
I really do think that this is a case of the political bent of the government of the day making them naturally suspicious of a situation in which parts of the province have to operate with additional levels of government. But I also think that's fair: is it likely that, without a review, all of the Regional Municipalities are currently operating in exactly the areas they ought to be?
So, while I know this prediction is not as interesting as the conspiracy theories, and would not make as good a headline as the Record editorial, I bet the result of the review will be that some lower-tier municipalities are amalgamated, some Regional Municipalities are given added responsibilities or directed to negotiate added responsibilities, and perhaps one or more are dissolved.