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Vicki Trueman writes:
Hi Ron,
I appreciate your decision to run in this Campaign.
What are your thoughts on globalist issues such as trans-gendering our children and inappropriate “education”, the covid lockdown, the coerced vaccines, fluoridated water, destruction of farmland, out-of-control rental and housing costs, uncontrolled immigration that is not in step with infrastructure, 12-hour wait times on ERs? As well as the inability of businesses to do inter-provincial trade at a time when tariffs on our production entering the US are going uphill dramatically. (Trump is merely doing what we should be doing.) Do you think our military should be stronger? And do you think we should be sending aid overseas when it is not accounted for or transparent and often reflects an agenda which Canadians don’t have a say in?
In my view, All of the Above Parties are taking their orders from foreign entities.
I look forward to your thoughts on some or all of these matters.
Thank you,
Vicki
Thank you Vicki for taking the time to send feedback!
Over the course of the remaining days during the campaign, I will indeed be adding pages with my thoughts on solutions for issues in our Spadina-Fort York Electoral District.
In the meantime, here are some quick answers to your questions:
- Whatever you want to do with a fellow consenting adult in your bedroom is none of my business. I support your right to do it. But protecting our children means you shall not attempt to influence any child unless it is your own.
- I support actual science. Which is to say constant research, testing and questioning findings, independence of experts. What we’ve learned from the pandemic is that huge mistakes were made and serious malfeasance was likely.
- Infrastructure improvements are one of my biggest hot-buttons. Our leaders, for decades, have let us suck at the teat of the United States. Now, the U.S. has a leader who has a different idea. We are basically screwed as a sovereign nation unless we act fast. Take a read of a post that I’ve already published.
Dr. Salman Khan writes:
Hello Ron,
I read your website.
Some good ideas. Some not. But, at least, original.
You have my vote. Good luck and best wishes.
I am a private joe who reads economics all day. Feel free to reach out if you want to discuss anything.
Thank you Salman for reaching out. I appreciate it.
I don’t think there will ever be a candidate that can meet the needs and match the opinions of all constituents. That’s the beauty and challenge of democracy. Our goal at the None Of The Above party, and my goal personally is to strengthen our democracy.
My very best friend who passed away in 2023 was an expert in economics. We had many long talks while sitting on a picnic table at Toronto Island Marina over several summers.
The input of people like you who can help unravel the mystery of market behaviour is IMHO key to strengthening democracy.
People generally need to have a greater understanding of the world so that we can all be better citizens. Its fun to watch the Leafs or the latest Netflix hit series, but there are more important things to be knowledgeable about. Being a bridge to that understanding is a strength that I will try to illuminate.
I think that one of the keys is to get information from a wide variety of sources, not just filtered and potentially biased main stream media. There are some incredible long form podcasts available that deserve our attention too.
Sinan Can Imamoglu writes:
Keep up the good work, I just read the Vicki Trueman feedback and decided to vote for you instantly. Also agreed on probably most others such as pollution vs climate change.
Initially I looked for a Ontario Party or New Blue Candidate, seeing there isn’t those, I looked at your website and was pleasantly surprised.
Thank you.
I am grateful for your input Sinan.
In particular it’s nice to see that the discussion of Pollution vs. Climate Change was noteworthy for you.
In Spadina-Fort York there is another form of pollution that needs to be addressed.
That is noise pollution.
I understand that we are in a dense urban environment and there will always be more noise than in a rural environment.
I remember that under Mayor John Tory there was a bylaw introduced with much fanfare (isn’t that ironic) that has not resulted in any improvement. Multiple times every day and night we hear those “tuner” cars – and in the summer screaming sport bike motorcycles at high RPM blasting in the echo chamber under the Gardiner and on it. That is perhaps a problem that is fairly unique to our Spadina-Fort York.
If a city bylaw can’t fix this, then provincial legislation and stiffer penalties – and enforcement – should be undertaken.
Bottom line, I think it’s almost like impaired driving. We have to make stupid noise not only illegal but also socially unacceptable.
Perhaps that culture shift will also lead to improved manners on the road generally.
Lalita Padathe writes:
There are issues of organized crime, terrorism, money laundering, white collar crime and corruption impacting the members of the public. Are there any strategies to tackle corruption, terrorism and organized crime in Toronto, Ontario?
Thank you so much for writing Lalita!
You’ve written in on election day so you must be getting ready to vote. I commend you for seeking my position on the topics that you are concerned about.
You are exactly correct. Crime, corruption and violence seem to have infested the Greater Toronto Area and our riding.
I heard this morning that police statistics show that homicides are down slightly this year compared to last year at this time.
Yet it seems that we hear about a shooting at least once a day.
Some politicians on the left say that we need to ban all guns. That is their solution.
Politicians on the right typically say that we have to loosen gun regulations so that people can defend themselves.
In my opinion, neither strategy is a good solution.
Guns used in gun crime are overwhelmingly ALREADY illegal. They have been smuggled in to the country from the U.S. mostly. Gun running is a very lucrative illicit business.
I’m not opposed to more qualified people owning guns so as to protect themselves and their loved ones.
For example, in Switzerland – a country with a miniscule amount of violent crime – that country has laws that REQUIRE citizens to have guns and be properly trained in their use.
But the real solution to violent crime is to attack the underlying triggers. Those are illicit drugs and the widespread corruption that enables an illicit drug industry. Please see my solution post called Killer Corruption.
Political violence is on the rise in Canada as well. To counter that I say that we need to make our police services enforce laws as written, and without showing favouritism to one side or another.
Thankfully, meritocracy is making a big comeback these days at the expense of unworkable Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) quotas and strategies.
DEI initiatives often discriminate against certain demographic groups and therefore those policies can lead to confrontation.
Federal governments can increase penalties where appropriate for serious crime. That would be a step in the right direction too.
Finally, I say that we should start by enforcing existing laws around small crimes such as littering and illegal operation of outlawed high power eBikes. Perhaps we should increase fines for those infractions as well..
Cindy Brown writes:
Glad I read your platform so I know for sure not to vote for you.
“Whether it is misguided priorities by our leaders that have allowed invasive wildlife from cormorants to coyotes apparent free-range destruction of the people’s habitat.” You’re on indigenous peoples land you donkey. No disrespect to the real ass species.
You’re sick.
Cindy, while I don’t appreciate the insulting tone of your input, I do thank you for expressing yourself. That is your right and I will support that always.
It is my opinion that our part of Toronto – the core of People City – is in fact about the supremacy of people.
I don’t think it matters whether those people are indigenous descendants, recent immigrants or born and raised locally – we are in an urban area, not an area free of cars, concrete and congestion. We are not in a nature preserve. People have to live here, feel that their children and pets are safe from four legged predators, and that their island recreational areas are not being de-foliated by acrid and acidic bird droppings from avian fish eaters that make it impossible for people to enjoy a picnic with their family.
You may disagree with that, but I vote for humans to be the favored species in Spadina-Fort York, and every other animal needs to not interfere with our enjoyment of our local environment.
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