I AM SHOCKED

By Joe Ingino Editor/Publisher ACCOMPLISHED WRITER/AUTHOR OF OVER 800,000 Published Columns in Canada and The United States “I live a dream in a nightmare world” Always Remember That The cosmic blueprint of your life was written in code across the sky at the moment you were born. Decode Your Life By Living It Without Regret or Sorrow. For the past two weeks the number of calls I have received have surged beyond words. For every plea my heart breaks, to think that people in our community are in such suffering. Many after asking the government for assistance and turned down have given hope. They turn to the Mayor office to only be either ignored or given the usual, “It is not my jurisdiction”. The word through the years on the street has been that I help people out of tight spots. For the last two weeks the calls have ben overwhelming. Out of the 9 families in desperate need of housing. I managed to assist 7. One is pending and the other have made temporary arrangement with a family member. Out of the 28 calls on complaint against by-law. I have managed to assist on 19 so far. 3 may be having to go the civil route. 2 gave up and decided to move out of Oshawa. 4 are still pending. What is wrong with people today. Our municipal government is out of control. The disrespect accounts is overwhelming. The way the City hides behind bias and wrongfully worded by-law is disgusting. I know one of the things I look forward to achieving is the untangling of the mess that previous administrations have weaved. I want by-laws to be simple and direct. No confusing or misleading language. I want the city of Oshawa to employ a new customer first mentality. A customer service that is people friendly. One that serves the people that pay their wages. Some of the most heart breaking calls. A woman dependent on social services, with a sever illness. A pet lover. She gets a knock on her door. A by-law demands to see her dog. According to reports someone had complaint on the condition of her aging dog. The lady scared and not knowing her rights. Allows them to come in and inspect the animal. The animal a senior by dog years had suffered numerous veterinarian conditions. Subsequently the dog had a skin condition. Without much understand and or compassion. By-law calls animal services. Animal services without any compassion informed the lady that she needed to have the dog looked at. Subsequently, she was served an order to have the dog looked at. At her cost. The woman in tears calls me. They threatened that if she did not have a vet inspect the dog that they will take it away. The woman has no money. That dog is her life companion. How dare they threaten and demand. Where is compassion. Under INGINO administration. I would send someone from animal control to check the dog over. To assure that the dog was old but in good health. To assist the poor woman and assure that her pet would not be removed. That is service. Since our conversation. I have contacted a group that may find a way to pay for the vet. Worst comes to worst. I will pay myself.