Santa and Mrs. Claus suggests
Grumpy Taxpayer$ depends on your financial support in every season. We are a citizen’s advocacy group, and a non-profit group run by volunteers. If you like what we are doing…
Many questions about city budget
A free-spending and weary city council is proposing an over-ambitious $361.8 Million consolidated budget in the last year of their term. Rather than ‘setting the table for the future’, as…
View George Cuff keynote address
VIEW GEORGE CUFF KEYNOTE ADDRESS – Delivered by ZOOM at the 2021 Annual General Meeting of Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater Victoria, presentation 30 minutes followed by questions and answers running…
Bumpy city roads neglected
27 per cent of major roads in poor or fair condition, 34 per cent of local roads in poor or fair condition Council should allocate more funds in the proposed…
Is Victoria council drinking Kool-Aid?
A reconciliation tax quickly escalates to millions annually, proposal must go to fall 2022 referendum It won’t take long before the city’s proposed reconciliation tax for Songhees and Esquimalt First…
Is a bigger View Royal council better?
EDITOR’S NOTE: In the Times Colonist story (Nov. 5, 2021) ‘View Royal Council could add two seats“, it’s reported following public push back an expansion of council was rejected in…
Isitt lights up local politics
Like him or not, there’s no denying that Victoria Coun. Ben Isitt involves residents, stirs passions and sparks heated discussion on municipal issues. The latest dust-up is around a video…
Restoring public safety No. 1 issue
Increasing violent criminal activity in recent months highlights the need for a broad-based approach to restore public safety in our wonderful community. Municipal politicians will be spanked in next year’s…
Absentee councillors should resign
Two chronically absent Sooke councillors should resign The absentee rate of 30 per cent for Coun. Ebony Logins and 24 per cent for Coun. Megan McMath, appears to be another…