tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post8650938416293409374..comments2023-11-02T06:37:23.839-06:00Comments on daveberta.ca: young candidates on the attack in edmonton.davebertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-69483937210653599922008-10-08T09:30:00.000-06:002008-10-08T09:30:00.000-06:00What was Rathgeber's response to Iveson's municipa...What was Rathgeber's response to Iveson's municipal funding question? The Cons are the least sympathetic to these requests for fairness, were forced into some funding by existing programs/plans of the Martin govt. I hope Toronto voters remember Finance Minister Flaherty's infamous comment to cities: 'fund your own potholes'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-68154451163606781622008-10-08T09:02:00.000-06:002008-10-08T09:02:00.000-06:00What were your impressions of the various candidat...What were your impressions of the various candidates there? How did each one do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-87612129065009527682008-10-07T23:47:00.000-06:002008-10-07T23:47:00.000-06:00Don Iveson raises a good point and it is one that ...Don Iveson raises a good point and it is one that the Federation of Canadian Municipalities has been lobbying the feds to do for a long time.<BR/><BR/>Tax increases suck but cities are forced to deal with a lot of the crap that the provinces and the feds don't want to touch or feel is beneath them. The least the provinces can do is give cities the kind of financial powers they need to build safer and stronger communities.<BR/><BR/>Name me a major city that isn't dealing with the same financial crunch and population growth challenges that Edmonton is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com