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'I am sorry': Mayor Guthrie backpedal, orders bike lanes plowed
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65 bike riders and a king....sounds like a movie, a comedy. What an abuse of power.
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Former councillors should not be able to "be appointed" by other councillors in my opinion. What criteria is going to be used?
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The downtown is for Drug Addicts , crime, filth and grafitti... but that's just the opinion of a life long resident of Guelph that pays taxes and obeys the laws. The past few city councils have voted in a bloc and now we have a king for a mayor . Unless people wake up and vote these people out, there will be more to come
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Good article . Only thing I differ on is that money should not be automatically sent to shelters but rather go through the city budget process. Then again, we have a king that can decide on a whim of what to do....and people complain about Trump being king!
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You mean Ontario and Canada strike out again.
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If this happened to every vote we'd be stuck in neutral. Lets open up a bunch of other votes now to be reconsidered. Sounds like lick a finger and stick up in the air to see which way the wind is blowing.
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There goes the one theory that people have no alternative to get places. This ride sounds like It's for leisure. A bike ride protest( in dangerous winter conditions) is not the safest idea. Hope you aren't using young children as props. Be careful out there.
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It's about time. What municipalities have been doing obviously isn't working . Vancouver BC is cracking down and trying a different approach too. I'm sure the social workers won't like this as their jobs depend on drug addicts and grant money .
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Nice. The councilors will all go silent for while now so they can get this raise. Then they will start putting out bulletins etc on social media platforms and restrict comments. This is who Guelph voted for. I hope for a big change next election or it will only get worse.
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I hope the studies publish the breakdown of the individuals that participate. I hope to see that caucasian males are allowed to participate in an honest manner. I'm sure that this study could just save alot of time and money by just publishing their findings and recommendations now, we know what is coming.
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Hard to believe people wouldn't understand why? I wouldn't blame any business for leaving downtown Guelph. Drugs, crime and filth , and the City keeps spending money to beautify it?
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Glad the City made a responsible financial decision.
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intersting article but you missed something, but maybe purposely left out? It isn't safe to ride on a city bus sometimes. I would rather walk places and so would my wife. Unfortunately we can't walk downtown or wait at a bus stop without being accosted. In a car, we can roll up the windows and lock the doors, its a safe but unfortunate circumstance. My guess is that there are others that feel the same.
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He should stick to singing songs
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Unbelievable, I hope you arent involved in this appointment if you discriminate against boomers (age) , white guys (race and gender) Best person ...period ,should be the criteria.
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I like most of Trumps policies. I don't think he's a model citizen though. He sure works hard for the American people unlike our leaders. Why are so many media stories about the USA anyways? Concentrate on this country cause there are some things going on and it isn't all Trumps fault.
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In keeping with the Trump bashing I just want to point out the border is secure, crime is being addressed, USA economy is good, wars and ceasfires everywhere ( except Ukraine..so far), deportations of illegal aliens are continuing, no boys in girls sports, woke is being dismantled, jobs are being created, investment is flowing into the USA and the list goes on....But he is not a nice man . What has our politicians done? Start with our NATO contributions
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I hope they ask if white males feel safe while they are being demonized by the paid experts, that is if they are allowed to participate without fear of reprisal. Hope they want honest results and not just a pre-determined narrative that white straight people are all bad if they disagree with certain things. If you don't have real conversations, just publish your findings now and move on to the next schoolboard and do it all again. How much is this costing?
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oh come on! Is it a shelter for all drug addicts from the entire province? Build it and they will come. Why doesn't a single official mention where all these people are coming from and how long have they been in Guelph . Its not being provided just for Guelph residents....its a free for all. And all Guelph residents are paying for it in more ways than one.
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Is it a possibiliy that there are too many distractions for drivers now .? These are just more. Drivers are looking down and trying to focus on every sign, word,posts sticking out of ground, parking curbs in middle of roads, cars parked in middle of roads (woolwich near 5 pt intersection)various paint colour s and artwork painted on roads etc. The same logic should be used as they use for cell phone use while driiving, its a distraction and causing safety issues.Does this City have any councilors that dissent anymore or do they just vote as a block? Time to appreciate former councilor Carl Schnurr. He dared to challenge and debate.
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