Comments on: Liberal Party upset over signs?

By: m123T

m123T — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:16:57 +0000

Travelling with a handicapped person, the first thing we look for are handicap signs, then we check out the facilities, before unloading our g/son.
Those signs can be misleading, yes, you can get in the door, but bathrooms are a different problem. Things are changing for the better as attention is brought to management re the problems.
Same goes for hotel rooms, not very accessible for the disabled. As Rick Mercer said, Rick Hansen has been in inaccessible bathrooms in 38 countries.

By: maplestar

maplestar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:02:47 +0000

If we have fancy signs intended to tell us what the money is being spent on, though, then those steps shouldn't be necessary. If the signs don't give the information, then aren't they just partisan promotional spending every bit as “evil” as the sponsorship program?

By: Switchyard O'Taylor

Switchyard O'Taylor — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:02:46 +0000

SNAP!

By: m123T

m123T — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:22:46 +0000

And how about those commercials on cbc, paid for with our mone;y, that advertises the cbc.
And they have the guts to complain about the conservatives advertising themselves, or the projects they initiated.
OT, but can't wait for the networks to pull their signals off of cable channels, or let us opt out of buying them.

By: Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:43:44 +0000

Also, the data has been released in a huge spreadsheet that you can download and mashup (many people already have)

By: Stephen Taylor

Stephen Taylor — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:26 +0000

Press Releases == transparency, no? Digging? Try Google.

By: batb

batb — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:33:01 +0000

Maybe the Liberal$ would like to complain about a Toronto subway car papered with CBC ads and nothing but CBC ads: THE WHOLE CAR. It's the taxpayers who are paying for full-colour, glossy ads for all of the shows THEY already pay for on the CBC and which they NEVER, or very seldom, watch.

Or, maybe they'd like to complain about the unfairness of ads in the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) lauding David Miller and Dalton McGuinty for contributing new stimulus funds to the TTC to upgrade their system, with absolutely NO MENTION that the feds are contributing a few billion to the project.

I've called the TTC to complain. But, the Liberal$ might be more likely to be listened to.

By: maplestar

maplestar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:23:15 +0000

I thought the Conservatives were the party of transparency and openness after the Liberals' sponsorship program? If they're going to the expense of putting up signs telling why the money was spent, shouldn't Canadians be able to assume that the signs give a valid reason for signs? We shouldn't have to resort to digging for press releases and documentation? If those steps are necessary, then the stimulus signs are a waste of money.

By: Hinchey's Store

Hinchey's Store — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:01:50 +0000

The devil is always in the details, and some in ParLiament refuse to look at them.