AARON GUNN -- He is, at his core, an ideologue, meaning the facts of any particular issue don’t actually matter

Ben Isitt - City Councillor and Regional Director

Victoria City Council and its resident-genius Ben Isitt is back with another dumb idea.

Introducing a motion to ban the horse-drawn carriages that have coloured Victoria’s downtown streets for decades, calling them “an outdated mode of transportation”.

Are you serious?  No one is actually commuting by horse and carriage.

They are here for tourists and residents alike to interact with world-class animals and discover the magic and history of our provincial capital.

It’s part of what gives Victoria its charm.

And the truth is these horses are treated better than anywhere else in the world. They probably live better lives than many British Columbians.  And talk to anyone who works with these horses and they’ll all tell you the exact same thing: this is what the horses love to do.

This is what they were bred for and trained for. This is what gives their lives purpose and meaning.

But maybe we shouldn’t be surprised.

This is after all, the same politician who found Christmas trees and poinsettias offensive last December, and recently attacked the Invictus games for injured veterans.

He is, at his core, an ideologue, meaning the facts of any particular issue don’t actually matter, only a religious-like adherence to a radical ideology that has absolutely nothing to do with serving the wishes of his constituents.

Along with Mayor Lisa Helps, he’s one of the main reasons this city has become a laughing stock to much of the country.

Only it’s not that funny, when you actually have to live here.