The bottom one is the one I did first... but then the Mayor suddenly resigned shortly after I drew that cartoon... so I thought... why kick someone when they're down, so I changed the wording but still wanted to keep the same overall theme of both Earth Hour which was when we were all supposed to turn off our lights... and the general state of confusion in Meaford that's been going on. See... I do have a heart!
Sure, we dump on Meaford quite a bit... and for good reason, considering what's been going on. But it is a lovely community in many ways and whenever it gets its local government mess straightened out, it will be even better. I was really hoping this one would get published just to show that there are other opinions about Meaford other than it's whacked out.
I guess sometimes it is wise for town council's to discuss some things privately. But for the most part I think most pro-democracy supporters favour an open, transparent government.
I'm not saying what's going on is deceitful, or just plain crooked.... I'm just saying it doesn't add up to me. I just don't see how you can take som much out of a DEPLETED quarry and why you would need a new one. It didn't say " a soon-to-be-depleted" quarry. Is it? Anyway, the number of applications currently going on to add new or expanded quarries in Grey-Bruce is a bit disconcerting, environmentally... but I know... it's all about the almighty buck... even if it means the end of the world.
This actually happened to me, and if anyone can explain the logic of this system, please e-mail me or leave a comment.
I was hoping people's first reaction to this cartoon would be, "What??? This is a stupid bylaw!"
