tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461669456987969974.post310998586949058366..comments2023-11-23T01:43:30.950-05:00Comments on Brindle Stick: Brampton is maintaining the madnessLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10311486901129314414noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461669456987969974.post-76278309443948987922010-02-13T12:40:58.482-05:002010-02-13T12:40:58.482-05:00The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Brampton ...The Mayor and Councillors of the City of Brampton are being fiscally irresponsible to the extreme in this matter. Tally the cost of the Brampton Animal Control officers (paycheques, benefits, vehicles, gas, insurance) ignoring dangerous dogs and seizing peaceful dogs; the cost of the vet who demonized these dogs; the cost of City workers receiving the e-mails, faxes and snail mail and cruising blogs about this matter; the cost of the private security firm and the idling vehicles to “protect” Animal Control office from peaceful protestors (probably to be repeated on the 20th); the cost of City lawyers to cooper up an obviously unacceptable “offer” and “negotiate” with the owners and their lawyers; the cost of City lawyers and communications people to write the letter printed over Jamie Lowery’s name; the cost for Mayor Fennell to buy newspaper space ($7,291) and send letters trying to CHA. <br /><br />The province's breed-specific legislation was passed by a whipped vote. Those who objected could have absented themselves, but McGuinty's control is well-known and Liberal backbenchers feared being frozen out. It's time for their consciences to speak loudly, and for ALL Ontario MPPs to vote to pass Cheri DiNovo's Bill 222 to remove breed-specific legislation from the Ontario Dog Owners' Liability Act.Social Mangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135369986061367480noreply@blogger.com