MISSISSAUGAWATCH     Jul 9, 2009 9:45 PM

Donald Barber is watched by City of Mississauga Corporate Security (as am I) (cut-and-pasted from Toronto Star)

Lasher1000 writes, "Perhaps other wise posters can provide further details on this story (which seems a tad thin). Was Barber just a pain in the arse?" Barber stood alone against City of Mississauga for close to 12 years and they painted him as a crank. When they arrested him back in June 2006, I stepped in his place to observe Mississauga Council. Since February 2007 I have filed close to $2,000 in Freedom of Information on City of Mississauga Corporate Security (MissCorpSec) guards. In December 2007 Barber called for a “broad disclosure” of Mississauga Corporate Security’s conduct and operations. Didn’t happen. Instead McCallion and Councillors responded with a Public Complaints policy that MissCorpSec drafted/crafted themselves –AND allows them to investigate themselves. That’s how you get minors banned without parents/guardians advised, banned for drugs without parents advised, and minors not told that should they return during their ban they’ll be ARRESTED! Submitted by MISSISSAUGAWATCH.ca at 6:50 PM

MISSISSAUGAWATCH     Jul 9, 2009 9:44 PM

McCallion's Mississauga unscrutinized --and UNTOUCHABLE (cut-and-pasted from Toronto Star)

About Public Question Period, “builder” writes, "IF you abuse it you loose it." Clearly written by someone who's never attended a City of Mississauga Council meeting, let alone read any of the minutes. repeat, Public Question Period was for show –to create the illusion of democracy. Mayor/Councillors got nervous when Freedom of Information entered the picture. I too have been "encouraged" to email Staff rather than go up in front of the cameras (aka the Public). Here. Take a look at some other bans that City of Mississauga guards issue with McCallion’s blessing. 9/10 year old girl www.flickr.com/photos/43172810@N00/3697349102/sizes/l/. Check out who the Shift Supervisor was. Same guard who called in to have Donald Barber arrested. For more, check out some of these documents about The REAL Mississauga through Freedom of Information at: www.flickr.com/photos/43172810@N00/collections/72157620677722855/ . The problem is that citizens have no media defenders --just stenographers.

MISSISSAUGAWATCH     Jul 9, 2009 9:43 PM

The TRUTH about City of Mississauga Public Question Period (cut-and-pasted from Toronto Star)

artudo123 writes, "I used to film a city council meeting for a community station. It was a small city but there was a gentleman who always, always used to take part in question period." "always always"?! Feel FREE to actually check the minutes of Council meetings over the last five years to see "always always". MOST of the time no one went up there! And it's easy to have a Public Question Period when few ever make use of it. Easy to sell bananas at 5 cents a pound when you ain't got none! As for artudo123’s suggestion to ban Barber, Barber’s up there denouncing McCallion’s security guards’ bans of minors like a 9/10 year old girl banned for 30 days from all three major City facilities (Mississauga Civic Centre, Central Library and Living Arts Centre) or 11/12 year olds –WITHOUT parents/guardians advised? Don’t believe? Mississauga Youth bans/arrests at: www.mississaugawatch.ca/blog/?p=5588

WatcherOIO     Jul 9, 2009 9:35 PM

Ask me no questions and I tell you no lies!

What a load of animal waste that our politicians want us to eat. One person kills everyone rights, how is that even possible, unless those on City Council were little more than spoiled brats too use to getting their way. As a person who has for many years served the community and had many success in the environmental field, in spit of being bullied by the Mayor, Hurricane Hazel and servants. What about the poor lady who tried to tell Council that City security was lying to Council and Council just didn’t want to hear about it, why. The fact they hate me so much is that I have learned how they cut people off for false reasons and will not let them do it to me. I know the wrong they do and am not afraid to tell them about it right to their faces, using the facts.

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FMUN     Jul 9, 2009 10:58 AM

It only takes ONE to ruin it for all.

That's always the way. If only there was a linit to 1 question or comment and only at every other meeting. This would have limited any 1 person to appearing 6 time a year. Maybe when things die down, it can be re-looked at.

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