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At what price "loyalty" __ the new blind faith?

Why do you think the development of “teams” emulating political
“parties” on a provincial/federal level has recently also taken hold at
the grassroots municipal level? Is it due to citizen apathy/alienation/
ignorance? I had no idea that the first team-styled and
manager-organized re-election campaign in Rawdon was in 1998 __
much less of the repercussions for democracy.

Was there any kind of awareness or debate/discussion over this
occurrence or did it just creep upon us as a fait accompli? Do you think that this trend had anything to do with the recent merger of the canton and the town?

Merger rationalizations are driven more by economic agendas than
democratic ones and result in further concentration of power and alienation of citizen participation. Unfortunately, it’s easier to see this in retrospect after what happened elsewhere in Quebec than when it is directly under your own nose.