Opposing demos on bike lanes in Park Ex
Monday morning, opposing groups in Park Extension held demonstrations pro and con the proposed bike lane on Querbes.
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Orr 22:46 on 2023-09-19 Permalink
Mary Deros solidly pro-car and anti-bike path.
Some things never change.
Ian 23:02 on 2023-09-19 Permalink
Is that better or worse than governing by fiat? Just because you agree with the results doesn’t make it representative of the public will.
Kate 08:46 on 2023-09-20 Permalink
The city can’t hold a referendum over every decision it makes. Is this governing by fiat?
Ian 10:16 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
No, but it can hold referendums ovr the obvioulsy controversial ones. As I’ve said before there’s more to governing and democratic particiaption than voting in elections and attending meetings where tehe official stakeholders have already made up their minds & circle their wagons at any sign of dissent.
There has been a lot of talk about voter disnfranchisment and the need for more particpatory democracy at the civic level to improve, well, civic-mindedness. If it’s just talk, then yeah, who cares.
Kate 10:24 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
Has that ever been so anywhere, Ian?
I mean, you can consult, but then you run into situations where the people you agree with are blocked by some intransigent NIMBY forces.
Ian 12:22 on 2023-09-21 Permalink
Then why talk about it if everyone cycnically believes it will never happen? No wonder voter turnout is so low.
In 2023 Montreal West residents had a referendum over a sports complex.
In 2022 Lachine held a referendum over condo construction.
In 2016 Outremont had a referendum over new religious buildings on Bernard.
Referendums do happen.
After all, look what happened in 2021 when Tomlinson, the PM mayor of Outremont decided to introduce resident parking stickers by fiat. Is he even in politics anymore?