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Category Archive: RCP Musings

Ward 9’s Kieran McKenzie on DMAF funding: Being Nice is also a Strategy

Kieran McKenzie (Kieran McKenzie)
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Ward 9 city councillor Kieran McKenzie discusses the conversation about DMAF funding, flooding, empathy, and the need to work cooperatively and collaboratively.

RCP Windsor March 1, 2023 RCP op-eds

IT and Sewers

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We have been putting up trinkets and shiny lights when we should have been funding critical technology infrastructure.  We are pennywise and pound foolish.  As is inevitable, those chickens are coming home to roost.  

RCP Windsor January 29, 2023 RCP Musings

Rino Bortolin on Safe Consumption Site rescind motion

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Former ward 3 city councillor Rino Bortolin opines about newly elected ward 3 councillor Renaldo Agostino’s Notice of Motion to rescind city council support for the Safe Consumption Site’s approved location.

RCP Windsor January 27, 2023 RCP op-eds

Hamilton gets a “Bus Barn”? Why not “Garage Mahal”?

Transit Windsor Bus (Jon Liedtke)
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Hamilton’s “Bus Barn” is Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens’ nightmare “Garage Mahal”, and while Hamilton is going to see a new transit garage sooner than later, Windsorites are left wondering when we’ll get ours and if more cohesive political support could help…

Jon Liedtke January 25, 2023 RCP Musings, RCP op-eds

2022 Detroit Auto Show

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Rose City Politics received press credentials for the Detroit Auto Show. This is our story. It’s been three […]

Jon Liedtke September 29, 2022 RCP Musings

Multiple multi-billion dollar corps weigh in on…Windsor’s mayor race?

Stellantis Photo Jon Liedtke
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Drew Dilkens’ campaign manager suggested someone ask LG & Stellantis their preference as to the mayor of Windsor. Rose City Politics did just that.

Jon Liedtke September 23, 2022 2022 Windsor Election, RCP Musings

Windsor mayoral candidates on Strong Mayor legislation

Windsor City Hall Photo Jon Liedtke
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With Premier Ford announcing the introduction of strong mayor legislation for not only Ottawa and Toronto but also all large cities in Ontario, ostensibly to increase the provincial housing stock, I’ve asked all Windsor mayoral candidates the following questions about the expected legislation:

Jon Liedtke August 16, 2022 2022 Windsor Election, RCP Musings

Picking a Lane for Windsor’s pools

Mayor Dilkens at the Windsor International Aquatic and Training Centre. Photo Jon Liedtke Aug 1 2015
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Op-Ed by Melinda Munro The ideology of swimming is back under discussion in Windsor with the recent decision […]

RCP Windsor July 27, 2022 RCP op-eds

Strong Mayor Governance and Windsor

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Premier Ford announced this week he would introduce strong mayor legislation for both Ottawa and Toronto in 2023 and other Ontario cities in 2024. Like a bull in a china shop, the 800 pound gorilla is again chest beating and charging our democracy during ongoing municipal elections. All that’s old is new again.

Jon Liedtke July 23, 2022 2022 Windsor Election, JSBL, RCP Musings

Councillor Sleiman talking to “himself”

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At the June 23rd Windsor City Council Meeting Councillor Ed Sleiman was caught on an open mic expressing surprise at the way another Councillor voted “I thought we were going to oppose?”

Since then Councillor Sleiman has stated he was alone in the room and talking to himself. Here’s a clip of all the times Councillor Sleiman was talking to himself while muted during the meeting.

RCP Windsor June 24, 2021 RCP Musings, Video
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