Armchair Mayor

ROTHENBURGER – How mayor’s strategy on audit proposal backfired

June 25, 2025 // 4 Comments

MAYOR REID HAMER-JACKSON snatched defeat from the jaws of victory on Tuesday. He could have achieved a significant win but he missed his chance. The mayor has never had a [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Report on Sarai’s Tapegate results in slap on the wrist

June 6, 2025 // 4 Comments

COUN. BILL SARAI should be breathing a sigh of relief today. His punishment for Tapegate will be a slap on the wrist. No instant pay cut, no banishment from committees, no [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Save the ostriches, if it’s based on science, not emotion

June 3, 2025 // 1 Comment

IT’S NOT EASY being an ostrich. In the wild, they have to contend with lions, leopards, hyenas and human hunters. In captivity, on farms, they’re usually shipped to the [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – ‘Mayor’s ongoing misconduct strains public trust’ councillors claim

May 6, 2025 // 3 Comments

CITY COUNCILLORS now say they’ll release a redacted version of a report to Municipal Affairs Minister Ravi Kaylon on dysfunction at City Hall within the next few weeks. [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Why is City Hall keeping letter to Kahlon a big secret?

May 5, 2025 // 3 Comments

LIKE PRECIOUS PENNIES, City Hall carefully guards its information and shares it cautiously. A week and a half ago, local media reported on discussions between Municipal [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – How TNRD directors set up their pay raise to avoid a ‘cheese grater’

April 5, 2025 // 2 Comments

WHEN REGIONAL DIRECTORS gave themselves a small raise for the coming year, it was done through a motion that received no debate and a quick vote. That was in February. When [Continue]