“This” being today’s abbreviated meeting of Toronto’s Community Development and Recreation Meeting.

The meeting collapsed when four like-minded members of the committee did a quick head count and realized they could force a debate on city manager Shirley Hoy’s decision to shut down community centers Mondays. Hoy’s unilateral decision may help calm the city’s $575 million budget crisis in 2009, but in 2008, it’s as calming as a weed-whacker in a wasp’s nest for Toronto Council’s unofficial opposition.

For the complicated procedural break-down of what happened, check out the insidetoronto.com website. As far as the implications of the day, for those who would like to make the case to the provincial government that uploading is important, indeed crucial, to the future of Toronto?

Frances Nunziata called Joe Mihevc a “dictator.” Denzil Minnan-Wong accused Mihevc and Mayor David Miller of “hiding behind Shirley Hoy’s skirts.” Mihevc called the bunch of them hipocrits.  Maria Augimeri shouted “farce” from the back of the room.

I’d pray for us if I thought it would do any good…