But, more of that one later.
Ward 16 is angry too about the spending habits of Toronto councillors. For example, many in the Ward took exception to Councillor Stintz spending our money to improve her speaking habits. (Check out the video too.) At the time we wrote to the councillor and got this reply -
"All expenditures are within policy and pre-approved by Council Services. One of the professional expenses last year was for public speaking." Karen Stintz, January 2009. " I wouldn't believe everything you read in a blog." But, it was 100% true. And, if we remember correctly, that was the type of standard answer during the MFP computer leasing scandal.
We're sorry, that doesn't cut it with us, and not with some others -
"Sounding less shrill thanks to $4,500 public speaking lessons, Stintz talks a good game, but her inconsistent votes should back it up more. She also shouldn't have accused Miller of lying during a committee meeting when she knew he wasn't and got called on it" Sue-Ann Levy Toronto Sun
Shortly after being re-elected Councillor Stintz thought she could be Mayor of Toronto and we thought it was a good idea too - at least she would be gone! Perhaps she thought too that she needed to improve her speaking skills. A good idea if you want to be Mayor but we didn't think it was something we needed to pay for. Neither did we think it was a good idea for her to be giving speeches where she complained about Mayor Miller, “… four years of missed opportunities for cost-containment, revenue generation and meaningful partnerships” like she did in 2007 at the the Economic Club of Toronto.
Someone please explain to me how Karen Stintz’s decision to blow taxpayer money on something this silly is not a missed opportunity for cost containment?http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/607196
