AH that makes sence

Do I hear the awakening  of the sleeping mass’s?  Minions , sorry, Citizens, you will complain bitterly to your friends, neighbours, countrymen and even your cat, however, nothing will you do, so change cometh not. 

The threshold for fines is right in that sweet spot, where, if fined the average person will complain, but pay, no matter HOW stupid the “crime”. 

An few examples: 

The City of Saskatoon passed the snow clearing bylaw several years ago, now they’re going to enforce it on the minions, sorry, I keep doing that  …  Citizens!! What kind of gov't enacts laws that they don’t enforce until it's convenient for them?  

To be honest, I would be willing to bet that most of you thought you would have been fined for the last few years had you not shoveled. OOPS, nope, guess not. Just a test to see if we would 'follow the law', now their mad, and ready to pounce. 

Odd, it is, that a dog, sitting in your home, never leaves your property, needs a licence, just because it exists. If you dare try to hide your 'family member' from the Gov't, $350 fine for you + $20 for the licence, when they check to see next year and you forgot to licence Fido, your family member, well that's another $250 fine.  

   

So, a bit of perceptive.

My good friend would like to get outside for some exercise, go for a quick tour around his neighbourhood as it were. However he can't, so he stays home.  

Why you ask, well it's winter, he's in a wheel chair and some folks don't shovel there walkway. Wait, you say, doesn't  Saskatoon have a bylaw that states you have to shovel your walkway shortly after a snow storm?   

Why yes, yes it does, well sort of. It was passed several years ago, but they decided to start enforcing it this year, a few weeks before spring. 

Seems like a good bylaw, why did they wait to enforce it? No idea. 

What other bylaws are on the books but are not enforced? That's a good question? 

Should there be a list?  No. All bylaws on the books should be enforced or removed, period.

OK, back to your friend & snow cover walks.

Of course.

You seem upset about it, not a good bylaw?

Bylaw is fine, however..... 

My point. If I fail to shovel my walk now, I "may be subject to a $100 fine", I can live through a few fines, hell the hockey games on, duh. And really, some asshole neighbour has to complain first and as we all know, that would take a lot before someone would get involved.

"fail to licence my dog (cat) may be subject to a $350 fine"

So, it seems, that the CoS thinks that a taxpaying & productive member of society's mobility, is less important on the fine scale that a dog's right to exist & reside in my house. 

I really think the fine amounts are completely backwards. 

more to come