I haven’t exactly made up my mind on what I think of the proposal to position London as a transportation hub. [As an aside, what's with this $10 article?] On one hand, all you’ve got to do is look at a map of Southwestern Ontario and you get a sense that, ya, London’s smack dab in [...]
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Sorry… “films.” There was a bunch of chatter on Twitter about Slumdog Millionaire finally coming here (same week it was released in India? a developing nation, with wildly different taste, and concerns about audience backlash?) and The Wrestler isn’t here yet… This used to irk me, a few years ago, when I was a little younger – a little [...]
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There are leaders in London, but London as a city is not recognized as a leader in anything — at least not that I know of (please correct me if I’m wrong). We have many distinguished organizations and individuals, yes, but what I mean by being recognized as a leader is a domain in which, [...]
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Some people might argue with the claim I made in my last post (that London is not a cutting edge city… in fact I hope people will argue) by calling attention to research being done at UWO, etc. But there’s a difference between the presence of a few cutting edge elements vs cutting edge being a distinguising quality [...]
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In my last post I addressed the problem of — to use the technical term — bullshit verbiage in municipal politics. Every city says they’re viable, innovative, etc (just as every job applicant says they’re motivated, adaptable, goal-driven, team-oriented, etc). You have to say stuff like that regardless of validity. When you’re a mayor it’s just like breathing: if people don’t hear [...]
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We have no limits to what is possible, if we work together with a common goal and strengthened sense of purpose. We have the foundation in place to reach our potential, and more importantly, we have a passion and spirit that can lift this city to greater heights. That’s from Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best’s State of [...]
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I see a controversy on the horizon. It might not seem realistic now, but it could turn into one of those things where, by the time it actually presents itself, it’s too late to do anything about it and your opinion doesn’t even matter (like Wall Street excesses generating the financial crisis). So I’m speculating a [...]
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