General Politics Discussion

[ijmorlan]

Indeed. At this point voting Conservative in the hopes of fiscally conservative policies is like moving to the DPRK expecting a bastion of democracy.

Per “Yes Minister”, they always dispose of the difficult bit in the title.

[ac3r]

I guess we'll find out when Pee Pee gets into office.

[nms]

First elected at 25, Mayor at 31.

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City of Waterloo mourns passing of former Mayor James Bauer

The City of Waterloo is mourning the passing of former Mayor James Bauer (Mayor of Waterloo 1960-1965). Bauer was first elected as an alderman at age 25, and by age 31 he had become Waterloo’s youngest ever mayor, a distinction which still holds true today. During his time as mayor, Waterloo underwent a period of unprecedented growth and prosperity.

In 1960, a shopping mall development began in the core of the city, and Waterloo Square was one of Canada’s premier malls containing 45 stores when it opened in 1961. At the time, the development was deemed as one of the most courageous and ambitious ever undertaken by any North American municipality. A second shopping plaza at Bridgeport Road and Weber Street was also constructed.

Waterloo’s land area increased significantly with the annexation of Waterloo Township land for the creation of new residential subdivisions that included Lincoln Village, Lakeshore Village, Maple Hills Acres, and Colonial Acres. Land for the establishment of the 86-acre Parkview Cemetery and the Conestoga Parkway were also secured. A second sewage disposal plant was constructed along with the new fire department headquarters on Weber Street and a substation on Westmount Road North. Waterloo’s first high school, Waterloo Collegiate Institute, welcomed students in 1960 and a new library building opened its doors to the public in 1965.

Bauer spent considerable time during his tenure as mayor promoting improved planning for the future betterment of Waterloo. In a 1963 speech, Mayor Bauer stated, “There are those, who as a solution to Waterloo’s problems, would propose that we stop the growth of the city…this city must be led not by visionaries, but by men of vision.”

“In 2023, I had the opportunity to meet former Mayor Bauer, and he shared some of his memories of the work he did on Council”, said Mayor Dorothy McCabe. “In particular, he talked about major changes that occurred in uptown. I asked if he had advice and he said: ‘Always think about the people.’ That's advice that stands the test of time. We can all be grateful for the lasting impact he made on our city. On behalf of my council colleagues, I offer my sincere condolences to James’ family and friends.”

[Kodra24]

Ontario Elections are coming up on February 27th - anyone surprised to see so many Green Party (Aislyn Clancy) signs around? When did Kitchener become so green?!

[creative]

I live in that neighbourhood. It used to vote Liberal. A lot of young families have moved in over the years. Green both provincially and federal.

[bravado]

Given all this absurd stressful mental illness emanating from Washington, it's strange to see the Conservative going from "Canada is Broken!" to "Canada First!" so quickly. I'm not so certain how to square that circle...

[tomh009]

I live in that neighbourhood. It used to vote Liberal. A lot of young families have moved in over the years. Green both provincially and federal.

Kitchener Centre here too! Lots of Clancy signs everywhere, she was absolutely ready when the writ dropped.

I think the greens have a good chance to retain Kitchener Centre, maybe even in both elections. They are untainted and have well-known candidates, especially Mike Morrice.

Provincial election has Rob Elliott for PC (same candidate as in the byelection), Colleen James for Liberal (well-known and a solid candidate, I think) and Brooklin Wallis for NDP (another well-known candidate). The question will be how much the vote will be split between Greens, Liberals and NDP.

For the federal election, only Brian Adeba (Liberals) has been nominated from the major parties, no one yet for Conservatives or NDP.

[KevinL]

Ontario Elections are coming up on February 27th - anyone surprised to see so many Green Party (Aislyn Clancy) signs around? When did Kitchener become so green?!

You have to expect the incumbent to have good momentum, surely.

[ac3r]

I did my part and voted PC to keep the red guys out. Unsurprisingly, he won in a landslide.

Now, October can't come soon enough. While our failed drama teacher with an affinity for having sex with teenage children is on his way out and he has absolutely damaged the reputation of the Liberal party in a positive way, stranger things have happened and our low IQ population could very well reelect them despite the fact they shattered this nation into a million pieces. I'm confident the Tories will win federally, but who knows...

[ac3r]

Ontario Elections are coming up on February 27th - anyone surprised to see so many Green Party (Aislyn Clancy) signs around? When did Kitchener become so green?!

Interestingly I saw a lot of them scattered around the region in ridings far outside Kitchener Centre. Though, I wouldn't say Kitchener (or the region) has become more sympathetic to the Green Party or anything. Most people don't give a shit about them since it's a wasted vote most of the time, even if they are in agreement with a lot of their policies.

[Acitta]

I did my part and voted PC to keep the red guys out. Unsurprisingly, he won in a landslide.

Now, October can't come soon enough. While our failed drama teacher with an affinity for having sex with teenage children is on his way out and he has absolutely damaged the reputation of the Liberal party in a positive way, stranger things have happened and our low IQ population could very well reelect them despite the fact they shattered this nation into a million pieces. I'm confident the Tories will win federally, but who knows...

I did my part and voted Green to keep out the corrupt, anti-environment PC's from taking Kitchener Centre and to keep Aislinn Clancy as our MPP. Sadly, too many Ontario voters voted to keep the PC's in power in spite of their not keeping their promises from last time and actively working against better housing, improving health care and improved alternative transport.

[danbrotherston]

I did my part and voted PC to keep the red guys out. Unsurprisingly, he won in a landslide.

Now, October can't come soon enough. While our failed drama teacher with an affinity for having sex with teenage children is on his way out and he has absolutely damaged the reputation of the Liberal party in a positive way, stranger things have happened and our low IQ population could very well reelect them despite the fact they shattered this nation into a million pieces. I'm confident the Tories will win federally, but who knows...

I did my part and voted Green to keep out the corrupt, anti-environment PC's from taking Kitchener Centre and to keep Aislinn Clancy as our MPP. Sadly, too many Ontario voters voted to keep the PC's in power in spite of their not keeping their promises from last time and actively working against better housing, improving health care and improved alternative transport.

Indeed. Annoying but unsurprising to see people here in favour of corruption.

[ac3r]

To their credit, the PCs have actually been somewhat transit friendly.

It seems like voters in Kitchener Centre are showing more support for the PC party though. Rob Elliot had a +11% lead bringing in over 3600 more votes than the 2023 by-election. Clancy did significantly well, though which is alright.

[bravado]

While our failed drama teacher with an affinity for having sex with teenage children is on his way out

It's really unfortunate when you get to pull back the curtain and see what hyper-partisanship has done to some people's minds.

Closing hospitals, giving tax money to private spas, envelopes of cash at stag and does - all to own the libs

[tomh009]

I did my part and voted PC to keep the red guys out. Unsurprisingly, he won in a landslide.

Landslide? It's pretty much the same as before, the PCs ended up with 80 seats, down from 83 in the last election, while the Liberals took some seats from the NDP.