what's a filibuster?

Photo of conjunction of Laurel Creek entering the Grand River at Bridgeport. The City of Waterloo has stewardship of the Laurel Creek watershed as this particular watershed has been almost entirely urbanized. The sources of two creeks -- Clair Creek and Monastery Creek-- are about to be paved over with the approval of three highly-contested subdivisions in North West Waterloo -- unless concerned citizens act now to filibuster and to delay.

This critical issue affecting the entire Grand River watershed has prompted an urgent call to action and two blog posts: 1) shall we filibuster? and 2) filibuster how to posted at wwww.forsythkitchener.blogspot.com

& begins "What's a filibuster? -- a political strategy proposed by Waterloo Councillor MarkWhalley in an opinion piece this past month. Source: Mark Whalley, "Waterloo residents should battle moraine plans," The Record 16 Aug 2006. ======> read the rest by visiting the Shirt Tales blog at www.forsythkitchener.blogspot.com