The govt should really look into enforcing emissions for jitneys.

This is the argument the govt uses for not implementing basic transparency laws. Thier claim "we have bigger problems"

So i ask, are solving these issues mutually exclusive? Each person should be able to raise what issues are dear to them. Some persons cause are health issues, some are passionate about crime, others energy, others education, others freedom of press, others traffic, some. beautificatiom, some.road paving, some labour relations, others banking or tech, some noise, others waste etc

Some of these matters are more pressing than others.

However if a person feels strongly about this, let them voice it. You voice what you feel strongly about via a letter and I'll be with you and id encourage others do the same.

We have dozens of depts and ministries who should be able to deal with these issues. The second we stay silent we have lost.

Birdie you always bring up toogie, bobo, vat going up, oban and all of the stuff that occured in the past. Should we not bring those up because thats canceled and in the past?

The only way you stop problems from happening again in the future is by knowing what occured in the past. If there was impropriety then it needs to be handled. Anyway, controls need to be in place to prevent whatever problem happening again. You only do it by dealing with it.

If the PM was in opposition, they would argue the same.

thats the problem. He wont persons wont until they do. Govts dotn realize that very few persons want to spend money doing what they should do so they avoid the headache. (unless they get a sweetheart deal or massive break or concession)

this is why we need FOIA. someone would be able to petition for the information.

Whats worse...the commisioner has the weakest statement. "I have been told".

What tthe COP should have said was...so and so had a contract. They were directed to be cancelled. Our new policy going forward is ....All current contracts are being reviewed for similar cancellations.

Now this makes it seems like the OPM is running the force.

Agreed. Then they being dishonest saying high demand. They should have just said supply issues.

Why would there be high demand in January. Typically demand is lower this time of year no?

In 2025 if electronic salary notifications, online job applications, are reforms we are screwed.

This is a simple issue. Demand and Supply.

If its a constrction cost issue why is GB homes much cheaper than NAssau's. Its beause there is less demand / more supply in GB.

So you can control what people do if they rent out but you cant force them to rent out.

So you will take an already bad supply and make it worse. So yes persons who do rent will have some relief but you will have less rentals.

So how do we fix this.

We need more competition. Think about it, if i price a place at 2k a month and a line of people are willing to rent, the market tells you there are no better options and who is to say I am over charing. If i were the guy next to me would undercut me to get his place rented. But if there arent much persons to compete with the price stays constant.

So two solutions. Incentivize those with single family dwellings to expand thier places easily to add supply.
Then allow single family lots to be easily rezoned to multifamily if they want to. New 20k sq ft single family lots make no sense in 2025 in Nassau.

Some places have taken the extreme step to great success to make all lots multifamily and reversed the problem they prev had.