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Hold a referendum on the megacity scheme

By Ulli Diemer

Dear Councillor,

I urge you to vote in favour of holding a referendum on the Harris government's megacity scheme.

In a democracy, citizens must have the right to participate fully in important decisions affecting the future of their communities. No one has the right to deny us this fundamental democratic right.

The more we learn about it, the more it becomes apparent that the megacity would be a disaster for Metro Toronto.

But the most repugnant aspect of this whole business is the dictatorial way in which the government is attempting to impose its megabureaucracy on the citizens of Metro Toronto. It has no mandate and no right to do what it is doing, any more than the Milosevic regime in Yugoslavia has the right to do away with municipal councils it dislikes. Harris and Leach, like Milosevic, must be stopped.

It is essential that a referendum be held. If you believe in democracy, you must vote in favour of holding a referendum.


Ulli Diemer
15 January 1997

 

See also: Letter to Tory MPPs.


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