It is a common expression not literal..."taking tax dollars from the helpless without consent"...seriouslythats what you tok for his post?

yeah. being completely negative never helped anyone. Also never heard that expression in my life. I hold true to the Country I live in an trust they will make best decision possible. Do you want to start another boston tea party? revolt against the crown because of taxes? It could be a lot worse.

And since when is standing up against potential political issues negative? I am actually quite a positive person but do not take kindly to potential governmentcorruption...so instead of questiong governmentdecisions we should I suppose just smile and follow blindly?

I did not use the word.

well you sure as hell condoned it. haha

Yeah dude

since when is developing jobs and a port government corruption? What country do you even live in?

Port jaaawbs? Where? Haven't seen them flooding in from the past 30 years and near $100m in public funds investe...so please share if you know where there are?

I love your kind. So pleasant and productive. Also learn some basic grammar while you're waiting for your EI to come in.

keyword "DEVELOPING" meaning hasen't happened bud, in other words, in the process of creating jobs because something like that doesn't happen overnight?

Its been almost 30 years. And for grammar police...its spelled "developing". Oh and never had to collect EI but thanks for judging without knowledge or fact. Have a great day.

Political topics are very partisan by nature (picking teams). However, even with various criticisms raised in port related discussions here at goCB, the topics I've joined have been quite civil for the most part. What any of us think of another person's manner of expression or their grammar or spelling... won't have a meaningful impact in the topic itself. It'll actually take away from it. Negative criticisms of negative criticisms results in a downward spiral. I think we can all avoid that if we just commit to explaining our ideas thoughtfully, and not taking offence if someone disagrees. But by listening, we might actually have a chance to see things in a new perspective.

True enough. I apologize for being overly critical but I stand by what I said regarding the country I live in; and was raised to respect.

I apologize as well. Its an important issue and has sensitive points with definite lines in the sand. No offense meant or taken Daniel.

Well, well. Isn't that interesting. I wonder who made the request. :)

Well I read every comment and none were inappropriate, no swear words, just disgust about the data they absorbed. Pressure from mayirs office/boysclub had it removed because they cannot defend against truth. We need to push for a public inquiry from a federal source like RCMP.

It would be near impossible for those comments to contain profanity. For every one that appeared, it was already approved by a Cape Breton Post team member. All new posts go into moderation, and they don't get to the site until someone approves them. I've personally had completely reasonable comments that apparently never made the first pass. And it's always been troubling. IMO, we're starting 2016 with the censorship of the community by our local paper. Maybe it's not "our" local paper after all. I'm very surprised they would jeopardize their integrity as journalists, and the brand, given that the story is highly engaged and already has momentum. This will certainly not go unnoticed. A wise editor would be strong thinking about a quick reversal at this moment. If any party disagrees with the comments made, they would (or should be) capable of refuting them intelligently within a public debate. Q. Who made the complaint, and who made the decision to nix these comments? If it was purely a move by a member of the Cape Breton Post team, they should resign their position, or take a leave of absence to reconnect what it's supposed to mean to be a journalist of integrity.

The Cape Breton Post has acknowledged today's act of what I consider censorship. They indicate some messages were "deemed as not fair comment" - despite having already been approved. https://www.facebook.com/thecapebretonpost/posts/10153877243849066 I have submitted questions for them. If you agree with the questions, please endorse them there by clicking "Like": https://www.facebook.com/thecapebretonpost/posts/10153877243849066?comment_id=10153877893954066&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D

https://twitter.com/joewardpr/status/684030992227631105

Comments have re-opened!

I could've sworn there were 30 and now there are 20, but I can't recall what would be missing... my comment is still there.

Last I looked it was 31. 2 duplicates so techically 29. When it was brought back up there were 18...so 11 missing and new were added bringing it to 20 currently. I read all 29 comments and cannot fathom why the 11 were ditched...they were no worse then the one reposted/returned.

Wait...now I show 15. Also point to note: Marys comment with email requesting people submit any further details is gone...

I don't think that was ever there... the reason she posted the request here... and I have heard that people are taking her up on it. Once the cat is out of the bag it is going to be very difficult to get it back in.

Haha ok...some great comments questioning our mayor are gone....they are highly watching and picking and chosing what says and what goes.

Oops yeah got the two mixed up for numbers...still 20 cb post.