I wonder if the representative from each city who is on the board of the FCM (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) and whose fees citizens are paying for both membership and board costs, might be able to give a rough estimate on the assorted policies and programs that the FCM has helped to roll out in cities?
This is brilliant! It will keep staff busy for a year.
I have compiled a multi-page list for Vancouver. I only listed Acts, Statutes, Authorities created, Commissions, Documents, Policy Statements, Programs, Plans, Reports, NGO links, Groups, formal Strategies, Declarations. I didn't even get into this level of 'action item' by the City, but I will expand my list. It will be a small book!
I wonder if the representative from each city who is on the board of the FCM (Federation of Canadian Municipalities) and whose fees citizens are paying for both membership and board costs, might be able to give a rough estimate on the assorted policies and programs that the FCM has helped to roll out in cities?
The follow the net-zero agenda and encourage huge spending for the "emergency" while the actual economic emergency is being made worse in the process. Have a look at their finances, they have well over a billion stashed away: https://media.fcm.ca/Documents/corporate-resources/financial-statement/2023-Financial-Statement-BIL.pdf
Very interesting! I added up their numbers (apologies for formatting as copied here):
FEDERAL MONEY TO FCM FOR GREEN FUNDS:
DATE AMOUNT
April 2000 $100,000,000.00 GMIF
$ 25,000,000.00 GMEF
April 2002 $100,000,000.00 GMIF
$ 25,000,000.00 GMEF
2005 - funds merged
July 2005 $300,000,000.00 GMF
2018 $125,000,000.00 GMF
March 2019 $950,000,000.00 GMF
TOTAL TO DATE $1,625,000,000.00 GMF
Funds:
GMIF Green Municipal Investment Fund
GMEF Green Municipal Enabling Fund
GMF Green Municipal Fund
I've heard of greenwashing before...can we coin a new word, something like "green laundering"?
This is brilliant! It will keep staff busy for a year.
I have compiled a multi-page list for Vancouver. I only listed Acts, Statutes, Authorities created, Commissions, Documents, Policy Statements, Programs, Plans, Reports, NGO links, Groups, formal Strategies, Declarations. I didn't even get into this level of 'action item' by the City, but I will expand my list. It will be a small book!
Sadly, keeping staff busy is OK with these people, who love to build endless bureaucracies.
Be prepared to for huge bills, long delays ,multiple requests for clarifications and long extensions for results.