Ideas for better governance
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Electoral Reform From A UX Perspective
In this post, I propose that approval voting retains local candidate selection while ensuring proportional representation, simplifying the voting process, and fostering political collaboration.
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Money Is The Toothpick Of Hot Mistruth Sandwiches
If you can find the money toothpick holding a mistruth sandwich together, you might just get someone to pause to think for a beat.
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March 20, 2023: Overheard on the street
“I hope I’m dead before I need a nursing home, with the way the government is right now.” #onpoli
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Health care: We ride or die together.
For-profit health care means we don’t have a compelling enough case to keep it public.
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Some Changes
I’m making, and have made, some changes.
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Increased Benefits To Families? Not So Fast
Updated December 22, 2014: Thanks to a commenter named Liz, more detail was brought to my attention. The concerns I express in this post seem to be for naught. Check out this page for a better explanation of the Child Tax Credit. On October 30 2014, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced measures to help make life more affordable for Canadian families. The Universal Child Care Benefit (UCCB) for children under age six will increase. As of January 1, 2015, parents will receive a benefit of $160 per month for each child under the age of six –…
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Road Taxes: Where The Rubber Has A Blowout
I recently read a report published by The Conference Board of Canada, titled “Where The Rubber Meets The Road: How Much Motorists Pay For Road Infrastructure”. While I recall seeing this report in October 2013, for whatever reason it failed to adequately capture my attention until 3 months later. The synopsis of the document is that motorists largely already pay a sufficient amount back towards the cost of maintaining the road network in Ontario, and do not receive significant subsidization. By the calculations presented in this report, if you add the taxes and fees people pay to drive, and compare…
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Licensing and Insuring Cycling
It does not make sense to license and insure cycling. Using licensing and insuring cycling as an argument for somehow holding cycling accountable is a fallacy. It holds no basis in fact, it’s a distraction from bad driving habits. Being licensed does nothing to stop motorists from rolling stops, rolling right turns or blocking crosswalks at red lights, and of course, driving at speeds over the posted limit. These kinds of actions in an automobile kill people, and cause costly accidents. Why does driving a car require a license? Why are drivers required to be insured? Is the government out…
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Response from Ministry of Finance Regarding Tariffs on Bicycles
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Brampton Bicycle Advisory Committee
On May 15, 2013, Brampton Council approved the request by the Department of Works and Transportation to carry out their Bicycle Facilities Implementation Plan including the submission to become a Bicycle Friendly Community. Council also approved a request to have the Brampton Bicycle Advisory Committee I’ve been a part of for a few months officially recognized and supported. While the next steps with the city are as of yet unclear, it’s very exciting to see that Brampton Council seems to see the promise that cycling holds as a transportation solution.