Cheran: The town that threw out police, politicians and gangsters (2016)

Re:Cheran: The town that threw out police, politicians and g... by frosted-flakes on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @11:11PM (#22941682)

It's how municipal governments in Ontario work, and the focus in the media really is on the individuals and their actions. Obviously, sometimes it's obvious which party a candidate would belong to if there were parties[1], but that doesn't really matter.

Since there are no parties, there can be a larger variety of candidates with different viewpoints that can overlap, rather than just two extremes. And of course, councillors vote individually, which means the mayor has much less power than a party leader (each councillor is free to vote against the mayor at any time).

I really like this system, and am curious how it would work on a larger scale.

[1]: For example, Toronto mayor John Tory was leader of the Progressive Conservative party in the Ontario legislature from 2005-2007, so it's obvious he'd be a Tory.

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Re:Cheran: The town that threw out police, politicians and g... by wolco on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @11:37PM (#22941850)

But they end up voting in left or right blocks. Since the amount of has been reduced by half you see it more often. John Tory appoints people to positions with higher status and perks (like head of the ttc). To get these positions you agree to support Tory's plan. The few who cross him will get no plum roles if any.

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