{"id":1371,"date":"2006-12-06T12:52:08","date_gmt":"2006-12-06T16:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2006-12-06T12:52:08","modified_gmt":"2006-12-06T16:52:08","slug":"tos-new-city-council-on-your-marks-get-set-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2006\/12\/06\/tos-new-city-council-on-your-marks-get-set-go\/","title":{"rendered":"TO’s new city council: on your marks, get set, go!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Toronto Star<\/em> columnist Royson James, who belittled David Miller for almost the entire election campaign (two or three days before election day James decided it was time to start examining the weaknesses of challenger Jane Pitfield), got right back on his horse by laying into the mayor<\/a> for a weak inaugural speech.<\/p>\n

Mayor David Miller should fire his speech writer. And if the mayor is the author of yesterday’s insipid inaugural address, he should fire himself and leave the job to someone who can capture the dual purpose of these ceremonial events. A good inaugural address will assuage and arouse, comfort and challenge.<\/p>\n

It speaks to the future and tells, in broad strokes, how to get there. It inspires council and awakens citizens to a civic duty or mission.<\/p>\n

And when such an address tackles an issue for our time — Toronto’s broken budget — one that will surely define the landscape for the next political cycle, it requires some force of thought and delivery. Yesterday’s missed the mark.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Check out another article in the Star<\/a> that offers a non-opininated view of what happened at yesterday’s first council meeting. The Globe and Mail<\/em> examines the mayor’s choices<\/a> for the new executive committee, including a feature on Howard Moscoe’s new role<\/a> as chair of the new licensing and standards committee. The National Post<\/em> also examines Miller’s executive committee choices<\/a>, while providing a play-by-play<\/a> of the swearing-in ceremony. Sue-Anne Levy at the Toronto Sun<\/em><\/a> whines that Miller’s demand for the province and the feds to pay their share of social services is useless and that City Hall needs to get its own house in order first. She refers to Miller’s plan as “beg, borrow, and steal.”<\/p>\n

(As an aside, Ms. Levy’s columns conjure up images of an annoying know-it-all aunt that refuses to listen to what anyone else is saying at the dinner table. No matter how many different ways you try to explain something to her, the aunt will just repeat her stated position no matter how many facts you throw in her face.)<\/p>\n

Lastly, here’s a list of the new committee heads. I was way off on my original predictions<\/a>, but I re-jigged them later that day once I found a PDF on the City’s website that listed their preferences (see my second round of predictions in the comment section<\/a> of that post, which are much closer to the real outcome).<\/p>\n

Miller’s new cabinet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joe Pantalone, deputy mayor
\nJoe Mihevc, community development and recreation
\nPaula Fletcher, parks and enviro
\nKyle Rae, economic development
\nGloria Lindsay Luby, general government
\nHoward Moscoe, licensing & standards
\nBrian Ashton, planning and growth management
\nGlenn De Baeremaeker, public works and infrastructure<\/p>\n

At-large appointments<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Pam McConnell (Police Board), Norm Kelly, Shelley Carroll (Budget chair), Giorgio Mammoliti (affordable housing chair).<\/p>\n

photo from Toronto Star\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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