I, Ashu M. G. Solo, filed the following:

1. Civil rights case against the City of Saskatoon (Mayor's Office) and Councillor Randy Donauer for prayer recitations at government organized events

2. Code of Conduct complaint against Mayor Don Atchison for potential online campaign advertising violations

3. Civil rights case against the City of Saskatoon (Saskatoon Transit Services) for promoting holidays from only one religion on city buses

4. Human rights complaint against the City of Saskatoon (Executive Committee) for retaliating against me by not reappointing me to the Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee and not appointing me to another civic committee or board

5. Human rights complaint against the City of Saskatoon (City Solicitor’s Office) for retaliating against me by trying to deprive me of my right to directly communicate with members of City Council and by telling employees of other City of Saskatoon departments to not talk to me

6. Human rights complaint against the City of Saskatoon (Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Office) and City of Saskatoon (Living in Harmony Ad Hoc Subcommittee of Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee) for retaliating against me by not considering my submissions to the Living in Harmony Contest

This site contains my media releases, some case documents, emails to City Council, etc.

I don't waste my time arguing with opponents.

The backlash makes me much more determined to fight against bigotry and shows the need for these civil rights cases, so I'll be filing more civil rights cases. You ain't seen nothing yet.

Friday, February 21, 2025

Letters by Ashu M. G. Solo in Agendas for Saskatoon City Council, Saskatoon Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee, and Saskatoon Public Library Board of Trustees

Below are my letters included in City of Saskatoon (municipal government) agendas:
 
LETTERS IN GOVERNMENT AGENDAS (14)

1. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Letter to City Council," Agenda:  Saskatoon Public Library Board Meeting, City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Feb. 19, 2025, pp. 18-21. 

2. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Saskatoon Public Library," Agenda:  Saskatoon Public Library Board Meeting, City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Feb. 19, 2025, pp. 16-17. 

3. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Campaign Finance Reform for Saskatoon City Council Candidates," Agenda:  Saskatoon Public Library Board Meeting, City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Feb. 12, 2025. 
URL for agenda: to be provided

4. Ashu M. G. Solo, "The Public Libraries Act, 1996 needs to be reformed," Agenda:  Saskatoon Public Library Board Meeting, City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Sept. 18, 2024, p. 156. 

5. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Constructive Criticism of the Board of Trustees for the Saskatoon Public Library," Agenda:  Saskatoon Public Library Board Meeting, City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Sept. 18, 2024, pp. 154-155. 

6. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Saskatoon Public Library, Executive Salaries, and Reform of The Public Libraries Act, 1996," Public Agenda:  Governance and Priorities Committee (composed of mayor and city councillors), City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Sept. 11, 2024, pp. 112-113.  

7. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Library, arena, auditorium, potholes, snow removal, deicing, and campaign finance reform," Public Agenda: Governance and Priorities Committee (composed of mayor and city councillors), City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Aug. 14, 2024, pp. 81-82. 

8. Ashu M. G. Solo, "New Downtown Library Not Needed," Agenda of Saskatoon Public Library Board of Trustees for the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Apr. 24, 2024, p. 7. 

9. Ashu M. G. Solo, letter on renaming John A. Macdonald Road, Additional Agenda Items:  Regular Business Meeting of City Council, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, June 28, 2021, p. 21. 

10. Ashu M. G. Solo, letter on removing "his worship" wording for mayor from web form, Additional Agenda Items:  Regular Business Meeting of City Council, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, June 28, 2021, p. 20. 

11. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Civil Rights Complaint against City of Saskatoon (Saskatoon Transit Services) for Christmas Messages on Programmable Bus Signs," Agenda of City Council, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Apr. 8, 2013, agenda item B5, pp. 418-426. 

12. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Summary of My Presentation about Christmas Greetings on Buses to CD&RR Committee," Agenda of Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee for the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Feb. 14, 2013, 3 pages.

13. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Christmas Messages on Saskatoon Transit Buses," Agenda of Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee for the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Feb. 14, 2013, 10 pages.

14. Ashu M. G. Solo, "City of Saskatoon Wasting Taxpayer Money on Tote Bags," Agenda of City Council, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Jan. 7, 2013, agenda item C37, pp. 312-313. 


REPRINTS OF LETTERS IN GOVERNMENT AGENDAS (4)

1. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Saskatoon Public Library, Executive Salaries, and Reform of The Public Libraries Act, 1996," Revised Public Agenda:  Governance and Priorities Committee (composed of mayor and city councillors), City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Sept. 11, 2024, pp. 116-117. 

2. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Library, arena, auditorium, potholes, snow removal, deicing, and campaign finance reform," Revised Public Agenda: Governance and Priorities Committee (composed of mayor and city councillors), City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Aug. 14, 2024, pp. 92-93. 

3. Ashu M. G. Solo, "New Downtown Library Not Needed," Agenda of Saskatoon Public Library Board of Trustees for the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, June 19, 2024, p. 13. 

4. Ashu M. G. Solo, "Budget of Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee," Agenda of Cultural Diversity and Race Relations Committee for the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Jan. 10, 2013, 2 pages.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Snow Ramps on 33rd Street Overpass

From: Ashu M. G. Solo
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2025 7:34 AM
To: cynthia.block@saskatoon.ca; kathryn.macdonald@saskatoon.ca; senos.timon@saskatoon.ca; robert.pearce@saskatoon.ca; troy.davies@saskatoon.ca; randy.donauer@saskatoon.ca; jasmin.parker@saskatoon.ca; holly.kelleher@saskatoon.ca; scott.ford@saskatoon.ca; bev.dubois@saskatoon.ca; zach.jeffries@saskatoon.ca; Web E-mail - Mayor's Office <mayors.office@saskatoon.ca>
Subject: Snow Ramps

Saskatoon City Council:

On January 21, 2016, I strongly criticized City Council in the StarPhoenix letter to the editor below for not allocating enough money for snow removal and de-icing and for snow ramps on the sides of bridges. Now there are potentially lethal snow ramps by the sides of the overpass on Circle Drive over 33rd street while heading toward the north. These snow ramps look like they could launch a car onto the street below. You need to allocate more money for snow removal and de-icing and hire a competent city manager. See the following 2016 letter to the editor:

Remember the snow ramps that launched a car off a bridge in 2013? They're back: Letter to the Editor

JANUARY 21, 2016 11:00 AM

Once again there are snow ramps on the sides of bridges in Saskatoon. In 2013, such a ramp caused a vehicle to go from the North Circle Drive Bridge into the South Saskatchewan River.

The streets now are extremely icy, which is causing countless accidents. How many people need to drive off bridges before city council wakes up and allocates enough money for snow removal and de-icing? How many winter driving accidents do there need to be before they open their eyes?

How many people need to be injured or killed, and how many cars need to be damaged before the mayor and councillors care? How many voters need to tell them to increase funding for snow removal before they listen?

City council has instead wasted taxpayers’ money on a new police station, an art gallery, Tasers for police, a transit lockout and excessive salaries and benefits for councillors. The mayor and councillors are inept and need to be removed from office in the next election.

Ashu Solo, Saskatoon, from Jan. 21, Letters to the Editor

Sincerely,

Ashu M. G. Solo

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Monday, February 10, 2025

Campaign finance reform for Saskatoon City Council candidates

From: Ashu M. G. Solo
Sent: Friday, February 7, 2025 5:06 PM
To: 'cynthia.block@saskatoon.ca' <cynthia.block@saskatoon.ca>; 'kathryn.macdonald@saskatoon.ca' <kathryn.macdonald@saskatoon.ca>; 'senos.timon@saskatoon.ca' <senos.timon@saskatoon.ca>; 'robert.pearce@saskatoon.ca' <robert.pearce@saskatoon.ca>; 'troy.davies@saskatoon.ca' <troy.davies@saskatoon.ca>; 'randy.donauer@saskatoon.ca' <randy.donauer@saskatoon.ca>; 'jasmin.parker@saskatoon.ca' <jasmin.parker@saskatoon.ca>; 'holly.kelleher@saskatoon.ca' <holly.kelleher@saskatoon.ca>; 'scott.ford@saskatoon.ca' <scott.ford@saskatoon.ca>; 'bev.dubois@saskatoon.ca' <bev.dubois@saskatoon.ca>; 'zach.jeffries@saskatoon.ca' <zach.jeffries@saskatoon.ca>; 'Web E-mail - Mayor's Office' <mayors.office@saskatoon.ca>
Subject: Campaign finance reform for Saskatoon City Council candidates

Saskatoon City Council:

This letter is in your agenda.

I want to draw your attention to this letter to the editor I wrote on campaign finance reform for Saskatoon City Council candidates:

Ashu M. G. Solo, “Change needed for the way we elect Saskatoon city council,” The StarPhoenix, Sept. 28, 2024,
URL: https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letters-change-needed-for-the-way-we-elect-saskatoon-city-council

Municipal council candidates should be banned from receiving business and union donations. Also, municipal council candidates should be banned from receiving individual donations greater than a reasonable amount like $50.

See the email below that I sent to Saskatchewan MLAs about this issue.

Sincerely,

Ashu M. G. Solo

From: Ashu M. G. Solo
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 12:54 AM
To: cbeaudrymla@gmail.com; reginalakeview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginawascanaplains@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginapasqua@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; saskatoonriversdale@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; tbromm.mla@outlook.com; reginacoronationpark@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; loricarrmla@sasktel.net; david.chan@yorktonmla.ca; ken.cheveldayoff.mla@sasktel.net; saskatoonwestview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginawalshacres@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; office@jeremycockrill.ca; reginaelphinstonecentre@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; mla@wc-q.ca; kgartnermla@outlook.com; saskatoonsilverspring@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; goudymla@gmail.com; saskatoonuniversitysutherland@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; canningtonconstituency@sasktel.net; jharrisonmla@sasktel.net; mla.humboldt-watrous@outlook.com; everettmla@sasktel.net; reginauniversity@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; office@terryjenson.ca; saskatoonchurchillwildwood@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; warrenkaedingmla@sasktel.net; pacarltonmla@sasktel.net; mla@traviskeisig.ca; dakotaarmriver.mla@gmail.com; saskatooneastview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; mlawoodriver@sasktel.net; jamie.martensmla@outlook.com; saskatoonchiefmistawasis@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; lumsdenmorsemla@outlook.com; mjnorthmla@sasktel.net; cumberland@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; scottmoe.mla@sasktel.net; premier@gov.sk.ca; saskatoonfairview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; saskatooncentre@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginarochdale@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; jimreitermla@sasktel.net; saskatoonnutana@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; panorthcote.mla@sasktel.net; batochemla@outlook.com; reginanortheast@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginadouglaspark@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; saskrivers.mla@outlook.com; saskatoonsoutheast@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; steelemla@sasktel.net; saskatoonmeewasin@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; office@cktmla.ca; dwarrington@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; mla@kevinweedmark.ca; office@weyburnbengough.ca; office@canorapellymla.ca; reginamountroyal@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginasouthalbert@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; colleen.young@sasktel.net
Subject: Campaign finance reform needed for municipal council candidates

Members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (Sask. MLAs):

I want to draw your attention to this letter to the editor I wrote on the dire need for campaign finance reform for Saskatoon City Council candidates:

Ashu M. G. Solo, “Change needed for the way we elect Saskatoon city council,” The StarPhoenix, Sept. 28, 2024,
URL: https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letters-change-needed-for-the-way-we-elect-saskatoon-city-council

You should enact legislation to ban municipal council candidates from receiving business and union donations. Also, the legislation should ban municipal council candidates from receiving individual donations greater than a reasonable amount like $50.

Let’s have a better democracy rather than a corporatocracy or plutocracy.

Sincerely,

Ashu M. G. Solo

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

FW: Public Libraries Act, 1996 needs to be reformed

From: Ashu M. G. Solo
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2025 3:31 PM
To: cynthia.block@saskatoon.ca; kathryn.macdonald@saskatoon.ca; senos.timon@saskatoon.ca; robert.pearce@saskatoon.ca; troy.davies@saskatoon.ca; randy.donauer@saskatoon.ca; jasmin.parker@saskatoon.ca; holly.kelleher@saskatoon.ca; scott.ford@saskatoon.ca; bev.dubois@saskatoon.ca; zach.jeffries@saskatoon.ca; Web E-mail - Mayor's Office <mayors.office@saskatoon.ca>
Subject: FW: Public Libraries Act, 1996 needs to be reformed

Saskatoon City Council:

Below is an email message that I sent to Saskatchewan MLAs on how the The Public Libraries Act, 1996 needs to be reformed so that only municipal councils, not library boards, can get new libraries built. See this letter to the editor that I wrote for further information:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "Library board lacks legitimacy to tax, build," The StarPhoenix, Aug. 15, 2024, URL:

https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letters-sask-nuclear-plan-intended-to-delay-move-from-fossil-fuels

The people of Saskatoon have been fooled into believing that the Board of Trustees can impose whatever library taxes it wants without consent of City Council. We know that’s not the case.

As a condition of imposing library taxes requested by the Board of Trustees of the Saskatoon Public Library, you should better review how the board plans to spend this money, demand that the board stop building unneeded new libraries, and demand that the board decrease the exorbitant salaries of library executives. See this letter to the editor that I wrote for further information:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "Cut salaries of Saskatoon library managers," The StarPhoenix, July 13, 2024, URL: https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letters-college-wrong-to-discipline-doctor-for-anti-abortion-advice

See the email below.

Sincerely,

Ashu M. G. Solo

From: Ashu M. G. Solo
Sent: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 7:28 AM
To: cbeaudrymla@gmail.com; reginalakeview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginawascanaplains@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginapasqua@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; saskatoonriversdale@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; tbromm.mla@outlook.com; reginacoronationpark@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; loricarrmla@sasktel.net; david.chan@yorktonmla.ca; ken.cheveldayoff.mla@sasktel.net; saskatoonwestview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginawalshacres@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; office@jeremycockrill.ca; reginaelphinstonecentre@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; mla@wc-q.ca; kgartnermla@outlook.com; saskatoonsilverspring@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; goudymla@gmail.com; saskatoonuniversitysutherland@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; canningtonconstituency@sasktel.net; jharrisonmla@sasktel.net; mla.humboldt-watrous@outlook.com; everettmla@sasktel.net; reginauniversity@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; office@terryjenson.ca; saskatoonchurchillwildwood@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; warrenkaedingmla@sasktel.net; pacarltonmla@sasktel.net; mla@traviskeisig.ca; dakotaarmriver.mla@gmail.com; saskatooneastview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; mlawoodriver@sasktel.net; jamie.martensmla@outlook.com; saskatoonchiefmistawasis@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; lumsdenmorsemla@outlook.com; mjnorthmla@sasktel.net; cumberland@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; scottmoe.mla@sasktel.net; premier@gov.sk.ca; saskatoonfairview@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; saskatooncentre@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginarochdale@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; jimreitermla@sasktel.net; saskatoonnutana@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; panorthcote.mla@sasktel.net; batochemla@outlook.com; reginanortheast@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginadouglaspark@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; saskrivers.mla@outlook.com; saskatoonsoutheast@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; steelemla@sasktel.net; saskatoonmeewasin@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; office@cktmla.ca; dwarrington@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; mla@kevinweedmark.ca; office@weyburnbengough.ca; office@canorapellymla.ca; reginamountroyal@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; reginasouthalbert@ndpcaucus.sk.ca; colleen.young@sasktel.net
Subject: Public Libraries Act, 1996 needs to be reformed

Members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (Sask. MLAs):

The Public Libraries Act, 1996 should be reformed so that only municipal councils, not library boards, have the authority to get new libraries built. See this letter to the editor I wrote:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "Library board lacks legitimacy to tax, build," The StarPhoenix, Aug. 15, 2024, URL:

https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letters-sask-nuclear-plan-intended-to-delay-move-from-fossil-fuels

The library board in Saskatoon has been recklessly and foolishly having a new downtown library built when the existing downtown library is excellent. See these letters I wrote for further information:

In this letter to the editor, I talk about how in-person libraries are becoming obsolete and being replaced by online libraries:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "Saskatoon should shelve costly plan for new downtown library," The StarPhoenix, Jan. 30, 2024, URL: https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letter-saskatoon-should-shelve-costly-plan-for-new-downtown-library

In this letter, I talk about consumption of alcohol and recreational drugs in the Saskatoon Public Library:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "New Downtown Library Not Needed," Agenda of Saskatoon Public Library Board of Trustees for the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Apr. 24, 2024, p. 7, URL: https://saskatoonlibrary.ca/isl/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-24-Board-Agenda-Pkg-PUBLIC.pdf

In this letter to the editor, I talk about several issues with the Saskatoon Public Library including exorbitant library taxes:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "New downtown Saskatoon library a foolish waste of tax dollars," The StarPhoenix, June 11, 2024, URL: https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letters-new-downtown-saskatoon-library-a-foolish-waste-of-tax-dollars

In this letter to the editor, I talk about excessive salaries of library executives while other library staff voted for job action because their salaries aren't keeping up with inflation:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "Cut salaries of Saskatoon library managers," The StarPhoenix, July 13, 2024, URL: https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letters-college-wrong-to-discipline-doctor-for-anti-abortion-advice

In this letter, I talk about different problems with building a new downtown library:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "Library, arena, auditorium, potholes, snow removal, deicing, and campaign finance reform," Public Agenda: Governance and Priorities Committee for the City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Aug. 14, 2024, pp. 81-82, URL: https://pub-saskatoon.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=222893

In this letter to the editor, I talk about how an unelected library board shouldn't be able to get a new library built and talk about problems in communicating with this unelected board:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "Library board lacks legitimacy to tax, build," The StarPhoenix, Aug. 15, 2024, URL: https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/letters/letters-sask-nuclear-plan-intended-to-delay-move-from-fossil-fuels

In this letter, I talk about why The Public Libraries Act, 1996 should be reformed and forcing the library board to limit executive salaries:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "Saskatoon Public Library, executive salaries, and reform of The Public Libraries Act, 1996," Public Agenda: Governance and Priorities Committee, City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Sept. 11, 2024, URL: https://pub-saskatoon.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=224308

In this letter, I talk about many issues with the Saskatoon Public Library:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "Constructive Criticism of the Board of Trustees for the Saskatoon Public Library," Agenda: Saskatoon Public Library Board Meeting, City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Sept. 18, 2024, pp. 154-155, URL: https://saskatoonlibrary.ca/isl/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-18-Board-Agenda-Pkg-PUBLIC.pdf

In this letter, I talk about why The Public Libraries Act, 1996 should be reformed:

Ashu M. G. Solo, "The Public Libraries Act, 1996 needs to be reformed," Agenda: Saskatoon Public Library Board Meeting, City of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada, Sept. 18, 2024, p. 156, URL: https://saskatoonlibrary.ca/isl/uploads/2024/09/2024-09-18-Board-Agenda-Pkg-PUBLIC.pdf

Sincerely,

Ashu M. G. Solo

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