Dinosaur Politics on the Peninsula, Does a Phoenix Have a Chance?

Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the future! Seeking three board members!

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The Dinosaurs

In a recent post, I spoke about the unofficial dominant and minority parties of the Peninsula, which is not a correct dichotomy since a minority of the people can and do dominate the rest.

However, I was speaking about political power and not populations. The political views on the Peninsula per capita are unknown but a small minority with money can easily dominate the political climate on this Peninsula with a little help from their friends, the media.

Such is the party advocating the proposed fifty-million-dollar school, currently receiving ongoing media coverage as if it were decided by the people when it is brought about by only a small circle of friends of Paul Coulombe who attended a fundraiser at Coulombe’s private club to raise two and a half million dollars to pay architects to design a new public school.

The planners assure us that public opinion is very important and have set a date in 2023 when the public will be able to vote on whether we …