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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
by TheOtherHobbes 6y ago
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.
- _spduchamp 6y agoWe 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.unlockdemocracy.ca/123ontario https://www.rabit.ca/ https://www.rabit.ca/