He’s so bloody out of touch
9 05 2008Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien on the poor turnout for public consultations on the city’s light-rail plan(s): “It shows the majority of people are happy with the way we are going.”
Really? I actually think it’s because people are so damn fed up and confused by the actions of those at City Hall that they don’t want to trek into the second messiest municipal situation we’ve ever faced. (The first messiest being the mayor’s legal troubles).
The city is facing the largest lawsuit in it’s history and has so many light rail plans that most people have lost track, one plan has the city wanting to destroy a few homes and no one really knows what the hell is going on or will go on over the next few years. But nope, Larry thinks everything is coming up as rosy as the tulips at City Hall.
‘Ah, yes, from my (temporary) throne the world looks glorious.’
Or people happened to be busy when those meetings were scheduled. However much I care about the transit plan, I will not cancel a night class or a commitment to a sports team to go to a meeting.