Luisa D’Amato takes the lazy way out and lets social media (whatever that is) write her column today. She asks (somewhere): “What was good about those [controversial temporary bike] lanes. What was bad. And what have we learned from the experience?” She then tells us that: “Feedback to the Waterloo Region staff was 96 per cent negative.” Really? I’m shocked. (cough) She tells us that Regional Councillor Geoff Lorentz (I’m not a fan) said: “We wasted half a million bucks.” Thank you Captain Obvious. Councillors Sean Strickland (also not a fan) and Mike Harris (fan!!!) said that “This was a big mistake.” Their remarks remind me of a quote from Dr. Thomas Sowell. He said (and I’m paraphrasing) that the biggest waste of money are from projects that government proudly boasts about and the biggest bang for your tax dollars are the things that our elected leaders never talk about – like fixing potholes. So, why don’t these Councillors look at other projects. Where is the cost/benefit analysis on the ION project? How about a yearly Income vs Expense report? Oh, right. Councillors can talk about a $500,000 waste of money but not a $1.5 Billion waste of money. Got it.
