Comment 114776

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted November 10, 2015 at 10:52:03 in reply to Comment 114774

I'd forgotten about that.

However, the response from City staff back in 2011 not to worry because these draconian provisions had not and would not be enforced have been shown to be very misleading!

In an email response, Brunetti confirmed: "The City will not be enforcing those provisions of the policy - nor has it in the 6-7 years that the policy existed."

Why did they decide to enforce them on Joey? Anyone who sufficiently annoys the City and publicizes City affairs is facing this risk.

Are the journalists at CBC and the Spec changing how they report because they might be banned from City Hall for posting a link to an agenda, or citing a passage from a city report?

This incident unfortunately leaves the impression that, like a totalitarian state, they keep obviously ridiculous draconian laws that everyone violates all the time for the exclusive purpose of being able to harass those citizens they find annoying!

How else can you explain the public reassurance that the City will not actual enforce the policy with the fact that they decided to enforce it on the one person whose work was aimed at ensuring the public was better-informed about how the City and Council functions? And the enforcement had the effect of preventing Joey from doing his work!

And why did they never revise the policy?

Comment edited by kevlahan on 2015-11-10 11:58:57

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