I find this very difficult. Todd tried unlike the rest who kept their heads down and didn't make waves. Todd appointed an excellent CPAC (Chemtura Public Advisory Committee) which included Dr. Dan Holt, Dr. Sebastian Seibel-Achenbach, Viv Delaney, Ron Campbell, Graham Chevreaux and myself. At a later date CPAC appointed a sub-committee (SWAT- soil, water, air, team) which was myself after getting bounced by a lying Todd & CAO plus the sub-committee included Dr. Henry Regier and Rich Clausi.
Todd succumbed to after the fact Chemtura pressure. Chemtura of course lied like dogs and Todd only needed to convince himself that 5% of what they said was true and then he lied to council to get me bounced according to one of those councillors. Nevertheless CPAC and SWAT carried on and made the professional liars (Chemtura & M.O.E.) lives miserable at public CPAC meetings calling them out on their bulls**t.
Never before had informed citizens so relentlessly held their feet to the fire demanding honesty and truth from them. The Chair Dr. Holt kept the meetings civil but he would not allow either the Ministry of Environment or Chemtura to continue responding with the same lies and nonsense. We were not there to play the game or go through the motions and that scared them. They were no longer in control of the narrative. It can be done but then Sandy Shantz and Mark Bauman flew in to rescue them after Todd got annihilated in the 2014 election. Todd was the author of his own dramatic political flareout .
Cowan is the perfect example where the flipfloppers like Bauman and the bureaucrats banded together to facilitate his eminent departure.
ReplyDeleteIn addition Cowan was like a test case for a "Ford" style takeover of being a Liberal in a Conservative suit or visa versa depending on the issue in play
Sorry but Dr Holt and Sebastian after many years of scrutiny appear to be just milktoast greenwashers with their own biased social agenda's getting in the way of being successful with anything. They are only half as good as Mr. Marshall who is a genuine environmentalist.
ReplyDeleteThe Cowan case (the least corrupt politician BUT who received the highest level of prosecution) clearly shows how when the bureaucratic highest levels and the Liberal wannabes and the fake Conservative individuals work together they accomplish their goals.
The MOST dangerous people however are UNELECTABLE but power-driven bureaucrats and "officials" who are always in the background and hard to get rid of.