This blog provides a channel to present my views on municipal government issues within the City of Ottawa. I’m stimulated to broadcast my views to a wider audience by:
Ongoing City plans to build new roads for private vehicles even in the light of rapidly escalating fuel prices and in direct contravention with its commitments to “Smart Growth.” “Vision 2020” planning principles encourage use of public transit, walking and cycling options instead of driving. This is an important issue that needs timely action, especially as the City is in the process of reviewing and updating its Master Plan.
Overall, the performance of City Council is less than satisfactory. I agree with the plethora of articles in local Ottawa papers recently, suggesting that it is the people working on council that present the problem, rather than the system of local government itself. Its time for a change; so a focus of this blog will be to identify steps that can improve things in the short term; as well, to encourage new intelligent players to come forward in time for the next election (Nov 2010).
Other issues will likely stimulate my interest in the coming months, but for now I’ll concentrate on these areas.
About Me
- Colin Hine
- I’m a recently retired management consultant. For much of my career I worked in the aerospace industry for firms in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. I’ve always been interested in politics, but it’s only since retiring that I have become active in this area. Over the past four years I have become disillusioned by what I have seen both on the local municipal scene in the City of Ottawa as well as at senior levels of government. I am now convinced that corporate influences (financial and others) are increasingly diluting the democratic processes of government. Government representatives no longer pay attention to the views and concerns of the general public and we are increasingly bombarded with propaganda and diverted by red herrings. chmorland706@gmail.com
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