Sorry losers,

But I think your hate for our Mayor is just part of the hate for the development of our city that you all have. No doubt the Heritage Trust is probably financing this site.

If you people had your way then Halifax would be an anarchic bastion for Gay Rights and Anti-Poverty, with every building built more than 3 floors high torn down, and any building under this level painted some bright colour with gothic archs added (dont forget the heritage plaque), and don't forget the fact that every apartment or commercial space would rent for under $400 a month.

Halifax is making real progress to become a 'have' city, with local business people leading the way. Instead we have a bunch of left-lib idiots coming around blaming the Mayor who was elected with 70% of the vote for anything they see as not 'short' or 'affordable' enough.

Too bad everything you enjoy about Halifax is due to the developers. All the prosperity we have is due to people who want to spend money in Halifax. Kelly helps facilitate that. And each time a bunch of morons try and stop a project from being built, they convince developers of another reason to take their money and jobs elsewhere, and leave halifax a pit of empty lots where no doubt the poverty activists will pitch tents and call it affordable housing.

Bill, you must be kidding.

Can you please tell me how Mayor Kelly feels about development in Halifax?

When asked to give his opinion on a specific development on Halifax's waterfront, Mr. Kelly refused to tell anyone his feelings. He based his decision not to tell people how he felt on legal reasons.

When asked again to commet, giving only his personal feelings on the development, he once again refused, based on legal reasons.

How can a mayor be a leader if he or she will not comment on important issues?

Kelly was just looking for a way not to choose a side for fear he would loose votes from those that oppose and those that support development on the waterfront.

You call that progress?

Bill wrote:

But I think your hate for our Mayor is just part of the hate for the development of our city that you all have. No doubt the Heritage Trust is probably financing this site.

Why? The HT just LOVES Mayor Doofus. After all, he voted against the Twisted Sisters because the old folks that are in the HT and whose tea PK drinks when he visits the old folks homes looking for votes hate anything modern.

If you people had your way then Halifax would be an anarchic bastion for Gay Rights and Anti-Poverty, with every building built more than 3 floors high torn down, and any building under this level painted some bright colour with gothic archs added (dont forget the heritage plaque), and don't forget the fact that every apartment or commercial space would rent for under $400 a month.

Aside from your last point, you have described PK's Halifax perfectly.

Halifax is making real progress to become a 'have' city, with local business people leading the way. Instead we have a bunch of left-lib idiots coming around blaming the Mayor who was elected with 70% of the vote for anything they see as not 'short' or 'affordable' enough.

Too bad everything you enjoy about Halifax is due to the developers. All the prosperity we have is due to people who want to spend money in Halifax. Kelly helps facilitate that. And each time a bunch of morons try and stop a project from being built, they convince developers of another reason to take their money and jobs elsewhere, and leave halifax a pit of empty lots where no doubt the poverty activists will pitch tents and call it affordable housing.

How does PK help developers do anything???? It is just the opposite. The reason Halifax is such a mess is because it is so anti-development. We need a mayor with a stated vision that the voters can point to, and one who will, once elected, work towards that vision. The only vision PK has is how many senior's tea parties he has to visit to get reelected.

Did anyone read Barb Stegemann's column last week. It targeted the dearth of leadership at both city and provincial levels, using the indecision surrounding the pigeons treatment of Churchill's statue as a parallel. Touche!
It is astonishing how voters can be fooled by a mayor who evades responsible decision-making in favour of blatant pandering to the masses. To wax Churchillian...never have so many silly causes, headed in so many opposing directions, been led by such a pitiable and aimless figure. Todays 'hot seat' interview portrays it yet again. Well we get what we vote for, and its time to fight... on the parade squares, in the council and in the legislature.
Perhaps Ms Stegemann would consider throwing her hat and a handfull of pigeon feed into the fray!!

If it's possible, can you post a link to Barb Stegemann's column last week - what publication did it appear in??

Bill wrote:
Sorry losers,

But I think your hate for our Mayor is just part of the hate for the development of our city that you all have. No doubt the Heritage Trust is probably financing this site.

If you people had your way then Halifax would be an anarchic bastion for Gay Rights and Anti-Poverty, with every building built more than 3 floors high torn down, and any building under this level painted some bright colour with gothic archs added (dont forget the heritage plaque), and don't forget the fact that every apartment or commercial space would rent for under $400 a month.
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Wow, how wrong could one person be? Have you actually read the submissions on this board Bill??

her column was in the herald

Here's the Stegemann article at this link:
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Search/854865.html

Post edited by: waverley, at: 2007/09/02 14:48

waverley wrote:
Here's the Stegemann article at this link:
http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/Search/854865.html<br><br>Post edited by: waverley, at: 2007/09/02 14:48

That's actually pretty crafty. PK's enemy, Fast Freddy MacGillivray, gets his communications person to write a column lambasting Kelly without actually naming him. Good column regardless.

Pooped-on leaders better than none at all

By BARB STEGEMANN | Culture Shift | 6:03 AM

IN OUR GLOBAL village, Sir Winston Churchill remains one of the most courageous symbols of leadership. The great orator and lover of the arts bucked the status quo for the sake of right action every time. This philosophy led the modern world to freedom.

It was not easy, but he held fast to a commitment to excite people and stand up for the greater good. He adapted to the ups and downs of public scrutiny, always standing firm in his beliefs, even as he led the country to war.

The Nova Scotia reminder of his legacy is a large statue of the man himself positioned in front of the public library in Halifax. It is a gem, but it is just one of the statue symbols of leadership that previous leaders had the foresight to invest in. Joseph Howe and Robbie Burns also grace the Halifax streetscape.

Halifax is in fact home to one of the most treasured collections of public art in North America. For some the figures are simply about beautification and culture. I believe they are about far more.

Symbols of leadership inspire and ignite people to stretch themselves to be brave and remind them to do the right things, even when those things are unpopular. They remind us to seek out the divine and good in ourselves and those around us. They are a powerful visual reminder to seek out excellence in everything we do.

So what does it say about us when we allow our statue of Sir Winston, created by renowned sculptor Oscar Nemon, to stand for months covered in graffiti and seagull droppings?

I walk by every day and stop and wonder what our European visitors think when they see just how little respect is paid to one of the greatest examples of leadership and culture in this community. They must just shake their heads at the lack of leadership and the complete disrespect for the symbol of it.

Cleaning the statue has been the subject of numerous meetings and conversations at city hall and beyond, but after months the statue, and the legacy of his leadership, remains defamed.

I am reminded when I read books on Churchill that the role of a leader is not to seek out accolades or glory or name recognition in the media for the sake of it, but rather to do the right thing, time and time again, through intelligence and service to the people who chose you. Churchill never confused the public. He did his homework and with unwavering belief won the day. Status quo and the opinion of the day never unhinged him; he stayed on course. Churchill understood that the role of a leader is to let people get the job done and to provide guidance and encouragement. He also knew that leaders are there to impart wisdom and mentorship and to provide context for situations so people have a sense of what is truly happening around them.

When I walk past Sir Winston, I ask myself: "Where is the leadership here?" The fact that our city cannot even clean up Sir Winston’s statue and show respect to leadership tells me that there is a reason why our economy is not keeping pace with that of the rest of the country. There is a reason why the gap between rich and poor continues to widen here. There is a reason why people move out west in droves.

We need our leadership to be more courageous, ensuring there will be people here in our community to take care of our aging population and provide vibrant opportunities for our youth and every generation in between. It won’t take the courage of Churchill, but we do need to step up.

What we need is a city of courage, a city of people who can recognize that the serious issues we face require intelligence, courage and a plan. There are universal properties to leadership that are measured simply in the results. If you are not getting the results, you need to re-evaluate the people you chose to lead this community.

We live in a city-state that cannot recognize a symbol of leadership and that is numb because it has not known political leadership of the calibre of Sir Winston. Therefore, we cannot leave change up to the politicians. We all have to take responsibility if we are going to make this a better place for everyone. I realize we have far to go. But it’s possible, if we become a city of courage. All it takes is a little intelligence, a quest for right action and a sincere concern for the future of every citizen. We build a plan and we follow it. Leadership is stoic, even when it is crapped upon.

(business@herald.ca)

Barb Stegemann is an ex-pat back home from British Columbia. Her column, Culture Shift, will appear regularly. She is the communications manager for Trade Centre Ltd.

Post edited by: Beaverbank, at: 2007/09/11 11:43

my prediction?
the fool will win again (ever hear him on talk radio???) cause "he's a nice guy". Kelly knows who lines up at the voting booth. He feeds tea and cookies to the "rick howe listening-don't-touch-my-taxes" fogies". he knows you and I just sit and bitch on our computer but come election time its the folks he saw at the community BBQ, who will re-elect him. vision? forget it! but hey, this guy understands the political game.(remember the "I bring my own chair" trick) The fool's no fool... The fool is us. halifax politics? barf, we deserve what we elect.

Post edited by: doesntfoolme, at: 2007/09/12 17:18