Non residents dominate Victoria council (Update)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this story first appeared in Feb. 2020 there have been a few updates: In the Dec. 2020 byelection Stephen Andrew was elected to Victoria council – he…
Will it sit on a dusty shelf? Report on elected officials conduct issues commended
Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria applauds the Working Group on Responsible Conduct (WGRC) for its creation of a resource to provide guidance on ways to prevent conduct issues by local…
Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye!
Global Love Day, St. George’s Day and Solidarity for Indian Farmers Victoria council continues to struggle managing their agenda at the expense of focusing energies and resources on the devastating…
Langford releases council financial disclosures
The City of Langford has taken one further step to improve transparency by releasing the financial disclosure documents of council for 2021. The statements of disclosure of council are required…
Council financial skills training inadequate
Ninety-one local politicians have now signed off on their 2021 budget, following a year when our lives and local government was turned upside down. Pandemic budgets were balanced mostly by…
Shake, rattle and roll on spring roads
The Bumpiest-Road-in-Greater Victoria contest, the third annual, finishes at the end of April, so get your nomination in asap, to grumpytaxpayers@gmail.com All winners gain fame: First prize is a set…
Be wary of wonky and wicked municipal taxation
All is fair in love and war, and, it seems, municipal taxation. To illustrate, here are a few stories about local taxation that we find wonky and wicked and worthy…
Mr. Premier, why didn’t my municipal vote count?
Governance undermined after many mail-in by-election votes left uncounted Grumpy Taxpayer$ calls on the province to amend legislation to establish an earlier nomination period that would enable mail election and…
What have we learned about dealing with a crisis?
Still no integrated emergency plan or rehearsal A year into the anticipated pandemic, what have we learned? Are there lessons to be had for dealing with crisis? The most basic…