Wednesday, March 14, 2012

In the Trenches

At the opening session of last year's Alberta Urban Municipalities Association convention, Calgary's Mayor, Naheed Nenshi, spoke to all of us gathered there.  He mentioned that the top level of government is the municipal level! 

I tend to agree with that.  Provincial MLAs spend their time pontificating up in Edmonton while federal MPs are billeted half a continent away in Ottawa.  Municipal councillors live and work in their communities!  They put less reliance on public opinion polls and more on opinions expressed by their neighbours this morning, face to face, at the coffee shop!  Municipal politicians are in the trenches with the people who elected them. 

What could be a higher level of government?

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