@dragonfrog Because, sadly, Municipalities are creatures of the Province, and so the Province can overrule them, which for people like Ford and Flack is a huge flag that reads "corruption possible here".It's gotten to the point, just like with the OMB of old, that developers file applications with cities merely as a pro-forma gesture to get the process started so that the minister can intervene.Although the Ford Administration remains accessible (just like Trump, they conflate transparency with accessibility, the latter of which they only undertake when the media coverage is positive), they are the most secretive administration in Ontario history, going to court and losing twice to prevent public disclosure of documents which undoubtedly provides additional evidence of corruption, and now in the process of passing retroactive legislation to prevent that disclosure. Autocrats dismantle democratic institutions and concentrate power in the hands of a few.#Ontario #ONPoli
