{"id":2282,"date":"2007-09-07T20:57:23","date_gmt":"2007-09-08T00:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=2282"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:18:03","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:18:03","slug":"were-tired-of-being-pushed-around-by-dictators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2007\/09\/07\/were-tired-of-being-pushed-around-by-dictators\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We&#8217;re tired of being pushed around by dictators&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/99\/257662932_b368690bdc.jpg\" height=\"330\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Good ol&#8217; Frances Nunziata can still give a good quote.<\/p>\n<p>At today&#8217;s community development and recreation committee meeting councillors Nunziata (York-South Weston), David Shiner (Willowdale), and Maria Augimeri (York Centre) walked out when they did not win a battle to discuss a motion to debate the closure of community centres (which starts this Monday).<\/p>\n<p>Enter Nunziata: \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We&#8217;re tired of being pushed around by dictators.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d  The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/News\/GTA\/article\/254226\">rest of the details<\/a> from the Toronto Star:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> The committee meeting started normally enough but Councillor David Shiner, a vocal opponent of Mayor David Miller who&#8217;s running for the Conservatives in the riding of Willowdale in the Oct. 10 provincial election, tried to introduce a motion that community centres in the city not be closed on Mondays. City staff has recommended the closures, as well as library closings and other measures, as a way to deal with the city&#8217;s budget shortfall.<\/p>\n<p>Staff told committee chair and council member Joe Mihevc that Shiner&#8217;s motion wasn&#8217;t in order. Shiner and others tried to challenge the chair, but Mihevc said there was no ruling for them to challenge. Shiner and Nunziata then walked out of the meeting, as did Councillor Maria Augimeri, which meant quorum was broken.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You can&#8217;t stop this city,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Shiner yelled at Mihevc during the brief meeting. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Enough is enough is enough.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153You want to close down community centres,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Nunziata shouted.<\/p>\n<p>Miller allies were quick to denounce the right-of-centre councillors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They know that had we gotten that tax vote through (a city council vote on new taxes for the city was deferred in July with the support of a group of right-wing and moderate councillors) we wouldn&#8217;t be in the position we are today to have to make those cuts,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said committee member and Miller ally Janet Davis.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It&#8217;s ironic, because the right wing is always saying we ought to make cuts, and now they&#8217;re the great defenders? It&#8217;s a joke.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Trinity-Bellwoods Community Centre photo by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/scorchez\/\">Sean Bennell<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good ol&#8217; Frances Nunziata can still give a good quote. At today&#8217;s community development and recreation committee meeting councillors Nunziata (York-South Weston), David Shiner (Willowdale), and Maria Augimeri (York Centre) walked out when they did not win a battle to discuss a motion to debate the closure of community centres (which starts this Monday). 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