Maybe the reverse question is whether NDP ridings fare worse than those dominated by Liberals or Conservatives? Boy would I like to get my hands on documentation showing historically which ridings get the most new roads, bridges, federal or provincial buildings such as courthouses and offices etc. Now of course NDP ridings would pretty much require even the municipal politicians to be careful with their anti labour, anti environmental rhetoric. Hence I would expect fewer right wingers on municipal councils of Hamilton (steel city), Sudbury, Timmins than say Kitchener, Waterloo etc.
What I'm really wondering is if Woolwich Township have been rewarded by Ontario and the Federal government (Lib. or Cons.) for their extraordinarily flexible Township politicians who have refused to get on board with local citizens and demand proper environmental protection as well as cleanup? It's kind of hard to believe that our municipal taxes reflect some kind of discount for our collective willingness to allow decades of air, water and soil pollution in our community. Municipal refusals, whether at the Township level or the Regional level, to conduct health studies are but one example.
To date our still relatively new Woolwich Council have shown themselves to be willing to go down with the ship. I expect that they will get that opportunity .
Woolwich and (The Region in the big plan) are allowed to control the fiasco and coverup without Ontario "officials" or Federal "officials" taking charge - THIS IS THE PAYOFF !
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