A Chat with Peter Haight

I know, I'm sorry. I've been negligent in my political postings. I've just been having way too much fun playing with my video camera and editing software and doing video posts over at my new blog, Sprawlville.

See? This is why I only have one kid.

Just to give you an idea of the fun I've been having (and to shamelessly troll for readership for my new blog), here's my latest entry:

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There are few people in Milton more knowledgeable or passionate on the subject of Milton's sprawl problem than gallery owner and ex-council candidate Peter Haight. What he knows hasn't made him any happier, but it does make him fascinating to talk to. If a bit... discouraging.



For those of you who don't live here, Sargent Farms is a chicken processing plant located right beside Sixteen Mile Creek in the middle of downtown Milton. Next door to a pub. Every day, large trucks full of live chickens drive into town and truck loads of dead chickens drive out - all through the heart of our historic downtown.



By all accounts they are good corporate citizens and a fairly major employer, even though most of their employees are from out of town. And I'm sure it was perfectly reasonable for them to be where they are when they first set up shop - back in the 1940s! Today, I'm sure even they would agree that it's ridiculous.

Trouble is, solving the problem would require two things that are in pitifully short supply with our town council:

1) money, and
2) the willingness to admit that there is a problem

Three Out of Four Ain't Bad

Aw, c'mon - nobody really expected the Libs to take Saskatchewan.

As of right now, at OMFG in the morning on Tuesday, things are shaping up as follows:

Toronto Centre is Rae's by a landslide, as expected. More importantly, the Green Party's Chris Tindal is so far placing second. SECOND!! Wow! Word is that Chris kicked some serious ass at the last debate, so it's nice to see that sort of egghead stuff actually paying off as votes.

(Yeah, I know, I'm supposed to root for the Liberals. So sue me. No, wait...)

A similar story in Willowdale, although there the Greens are about 250 votes behind the NDP. Still beating the Cons, though. I used to live in Willowdale, which makes me wonder why my father ever wanted to live there.

(aw, shit - Chris just dropped to third again.)

Vancouver Quadra has also gone to the Libs, although only by about a thousand votes so far. Nice to see the Rhinos back in the game.

And then there's Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River. Whatever...

And Chris is back in second again - by TWO VOTES!!! I can't take this anymore!!!

Going to bed. G'night.

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And the Liveblogging Wit Award goes to K-K-Kady at ITQ:

"It may be 2am before we know what the results are in Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River, which I am hereby nicknaming DMCR for the duration, since I just can't type that out every time I want to talk Saskatchewan. Frankly, typing 'Saskatchewan' is enough of a fingertrap."

Ctrl-C Ctrl-V, baby.