Georgina.....There Is A Solution

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Judging only from the surface, it would appear that the Mayor expected McLean to roll-over and was not prepared to follow through with his threat. Much will depend upon who and what McLean is, if he is comfortable in his own skin. It is a big risk to bully someone who knows where all the bodies are buried. But bullies seldom consider that they might not be the victors.

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I   read all the links sent to me. It  sounds as though  Georgina Council had their discussion about financing the Mayor's personal law suit  behind closed doors.

But that can't be. A municipality can't pass a bylaw behind closed doors. The town's web site will  provide  information on  agendas and meeting minutes.

A closed meeting requires  a purpose to be stated. The right to privacy requires no names to be disclosed.

But what  politician in his or her  right mind, believes spending public money on a personal objective   qualifies for closed door  secret discussion.

Of course I don't know that happened . 

A steady stream of letter to the editor expressing outrage over Council's action seem to think it happened that way.

Few dispute the Mayor's right to sue if he thinks he should, as long as he spends his own money.

I personally think any politician  worth his salt should be able to defend him or herself  against criticism without the help of lawyers. My goodness, yes. If you can't stand the heat, the obvious solution is  to remove oneself from the kitchen.

But when  lawyers  are hired with public money to mount an  attack on  the  freedom  to lambaste a politician , no self-respecting Canadian who values  the Charter of Rights and Freedoms can submit.

The fight for rights has been too long and hard and bitter to surrender  so easily. 

Georgina residents ,with opportunity to vote so far distant, should not content themselves with letters to the editor and comments to blogs.

They should delegate and take the issue directly to Council.

The people of East Gwillimbury  took the matter in hand.

The  people of Aurora tossed  the bastards. Most of them.

When people see something repugnant being done in their name, they have a right to call a halt to it.

Georgina Council can change that decision.

Aurora did.