Chair Campbell has asked residents of the Heathercrest Park area to “keep an open mind.” and I would support him in this sentiment.
The only problem is that an “open mind” could work both ways.
He would like the crowd to go away and rest assured that their betters, the trustees and staff of the TDSB, will make all the right decisions. While we are all doing that, he gets to attend meetings of the Toronto Lands Corporation, as a board member, which is set up to sell school lands no matter what.
But what if this community and others kept their mind open in ways that did not trust the trustees? What if they used their little gray cells to formulate methods to stop the board and the province from closing schools and selling the land period?
The ARC process cuts the city into isolated chunks to manipulate residents and parents into accepting school closures. But these chunks have a lot in common with each other.
What if they got together and set an agenda of their own just like the staff and trustees of the board have done?
They could be quite a large force advocating for the preservation of small community schools and public property.They could disrupt meetings of the board and the TLC, calmly at first, with questions about their motivations. They could hold their MPPs accountable for this rape of public assets that is being promoted.
What if?
Thanks for the plan John.
