To the editor:
It’s quite disturbing, we have people on city council who feel the voting public should not have a say on the proposed multiplex.
Coun. Ken Boshcoff, as a former candidate myself in the last election, I do not recall ever being asked by any media outlet, what my views were on the multiplex. Personally, I feel we are not ready to undertake such a project. We must get our financial house in order and properly manage the current facilities we have now, such as the Conservatory. However, I would support the building of the multiplex, if there was a mandate from the public in the form of a plebiscite.
Councillor Foulds, you were not elected to take a stand and spend our hard earned tax money on such a major project. When you were elected, you campaigned on the slogan, “Working together for the future.” I would think our part of working together would be more than just putting a mark beside a candidate’s name on a ballot. I would think, allowing the people to decide whether or not to build a multiplex would have a significant impact for the future.
As for Coun. Iain Angus saying he would not support a plebiscite, this just shows the distain he has for public input. In short, democracy is not about signing a blank cheque over to a select group of people that will dictate our city’s future. Democracy is about inclusive leadership and part of that inclusiveness is ensuring our right to decide what major projects we would like to embrace in our community.
It will be my commitment to bring back inclusive leadership to city council and alongside our citizens our principle will be working together for a better future.
Andy Wolff,
Candidate for Current River Ward,
Thunder Bay
