Casinos not to be decided by the public in Ontario?

Democracy in North Bay - and elsewhere in Ontario is not followed when it comes to allowing gambling casinos. The ten councillors and mayor in North bay pretend to be democratic. They knew that the province might permit a casino to be emplaced there. And so, they, pretending to be very proper and righteous called a public meeting  where the idea would be discussed. The vast majority of people present voiced strong objections. Many including the past mayor and current member of provincial parliament, asked them to hold a referendum upon the idea. But by a ten to one vote in mid September, 2012 the council decided that they would encourage such casino.  No need to ask their constituents. Isn't that shameful? Pretending to  be democratic, but upon a very significant question, about which none had used their opinions at the last election to indicate their position,  they simply ram-roaded home their viewpoint, or own conclusion. When will we, the public, wake up to the need to force our elected reps to heed our views on important issues via properly pursued referendums? Other states and municipalities effectively follow such democratic routes. In this modern age of advanced communication and knowledge we, in Ontario, are still in the middle ages when it comes to the running of our affairs, it seems.