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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

UNACCOUNTABLE, NON-TRANSPARENT DEMOCRACY?



I've long known that developers and industries and businesses dealing with municipal councils work through the Staff first. Then only after discussions have reached either an impasse or more often agreement; then items go to the Councils for approval. I didn't realize however that these same developers, consultants and lawyers often end up meeting with and lobbying entire Councils behind closed doors. What a scam. No wonder the public get the impression that some items coming to Council are a long done deal. All kinds of assumptions and conclusions seem to be in the Councillors minds that have not been presented publicly. Last Thursday's Waterloo Region Record gives us the following story "Developers, lawyers allowed into secret council meetings".

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