Its unbelievable really. The more criticism the Mayor receives for his lack of transparency and consultation, the worse he gets. The criticism is justified while his behavior is not.
I've said this before but it bears repeating... In order to consistently make good decisions, one needs to include all the major stakeholders in the decision making process, even if you don't agree with them. Without everyone at the table, its impossible to get the best answer(s) for the stakeholders who will be affected.
The public is a major stakeholder in all decisions because all decisions affect the public in some capacity. Its not complicated to build meaningful public consultation into the decision making process, but yet, it rarely happens.
The City of Ottawa needs a real Public Consultation Policy, not Guidelines like they are currently pursuing. Otherwise, they will continue to make poor decisions over and over again.
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