Well this morning early at 9am we return to the Service Ontario desk at City Hall. We had all the paperwork in hand including the English translation of the Italian language document they had requested at a cost of $80 dollars. What happened is so indicative of the whole mismanagement of the Ontario Government these days, first they did not need that translation, the officer did not even look at it, but use the registration documents I had in hand which was sufficient to establish ownership of the car to do the actual work, secondly it took five (5) persons all gathered around the computer to enter the data, it appears that no one had ever issued a licence plate at that central office before. They are use to issuing other documents like the Health Cards but nothing else. It seems again that lack of training is the main issue.
Tomorrow I have to go do a safety check and an emission check and then I can get my permanent licence plates. So it cost me $35 dollars for the plates, $80 dollars for the translation they did not need and a further $240 in extra car rental fees. I am writing to the Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Transport in Ontario to complain at the lack of training and preparedness of her staff for what should be a routine operation. With an election coming in October, one hopes that it might have an effect given that the current government appears to be about to be thrown out of Office, if all published polls are correct. Her stated mandate according to her website states the following: As the Minister of Transportation, Kathleen is responsible for ensuring that Ontario is a world leader in moving people and goods safely, efficiently and sustainably to support a globally competitive economy and a high quality of life.
Tomorrow I have to go do a safety check and an emission check and then I can get my permanent licence plates. So it cost me $35 dollars for the plates, $80 dollars for the translation they did not need and a further $240 in extra car rental fees. I am writing to the Hon. Kathleen Wynne, Minister of Transport in Ontario to complain at the lack of training and preparedness of her staff for what should be a routine operation. With an election coming in October, one hopes that it might have an effect given that the current government appears to be about to be thrown out of Office, if all published polls are correct. Her stated mandate according to her website states the following: As the Minister of Transportation, Kathleen is responsible for ensuring that Ontario is a world leader in moving people and goods safely, efficiently and sustainably to support a globally competitive economy and a high quality of life.
This is the sort of statement you routinely get in Canada from politicians it means nothing but it is suppose to make you feel good, a bit like pissing in the wind, it gives you that warm feeling. It is also the sort of statement you would find on the Chinese Communist Government mission statement, I am starting to believe that politicians take lesson from China.
Tonight we had a very nice dinner and opened a bottle of Langhe Chardonnay produced by Massolino, Serralunga d'Alba, Provincia di Cuneo, Piedmont in Italy, see www.massolino.it
As my mother use to say, Drink to forget!
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