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Strong mayor powers
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(09-13-2023, 08:01 AM)danbrotherston Wrote: [quote="ijmorlan" pid="110855" dateline="1694602849"]
But not using them doesn't make our society less autocratic or less at risk of corruption as a result, all it does is give conservatives, who won't shy away from using the powers to gain the upper hand, more tools to beat progressives.

Any upper hand for conservatives would require them to have a conservative mayor. I don't think that's the case in Kitchener or Waterloo, for example (not so sure about Cambridge).

And even without using those powers, the mayor's ability to use them will give second thought to opposition: should they try to kill the initiative (which might get overridden by a mayor) or try to negotiate an acceptable compromise?
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Strong mayor powers - by danbrotherston - 09-12-2023, 08:48 AM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by ijmorlan - 09-12-2023, 12:09 PM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by timc - 09-12-2023, 02:32 PM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by ijmorlan - 09-12-2023, 02:38 PM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by timc - 09-12-2023, 05:26 PM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by ijmorlan - 09-13-2023, 07:00 AM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by danbrotherston - 09-13-2023, 08:01 AM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by tomh009 - 09-13-2023, 11:01 AM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by danbrotherston - 09-13-2023, 02:01 PM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by tomh009 - 09-13-2023, 07:56 PM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by danbrotherston - 09-14-2023, 01:45 AM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by tomh009 - 09-14-2023, 12:09 PM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by plam - 09-20-2023, 04:54 AM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by ac3r - 10-16-2023, 07:15 PM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by cherrypark - 10-18-2023, 01:09 PM
RE: Strong mayor powers - by plam - 10-18-2023, 03:01 PM

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