Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for people-centred vision

Re:Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for ... by TheOtherHobbes on Saturday March 13, 2021 @09:57AM (#26446958)

Of 3 million residents, maybe a few thousand - at most - will be full-time politically committed and active.

The problem isn't the numbers, it's breaking into the patronage and power networks. That's not a numbers game. It's a relationship, influence, and networking game. And some elements will be corrupt, while others will be about carefully cultivated appearance management.

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Re:Toronto swaps Google-backed, not-so-smart city plans for ... by _spduchamp on Saturday March 13, 2021 @10:14AM (#26447074)

We were so close to having ranked ballots for Toronto which is exactly what we need to improve accountabilituy, but Dougie scrapped that for all Ontario cities. Hopefully we'll get things back on track. https://www.unlockdemocracy.ca/123ontario https://www.rabit.ca/

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