Anyone wannna bet that Larry hits the roof when he finds out that the man who is in part responsible for the eight month investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police that led to two charges under Canada's Criminal Code has won the Canadian Association of Journalists top award for investigative journalism in Canada. The Don McGillivray Award (in the open newspaper/wire service category) was presented last night to Gary Dimmock of the Ottawa Citizen and Greg McArthur of the Globe and Mail for The Secret Agent Who Conned the Mounties.
Just thinkin' Gary D may want to re-work that byline or title just a little in another 10 months or so - maybe sooner. We're thinking "The Mayor Who Conned a City."
Anyone ever notice that when it comes to some of those issues that just might be important to a city and its residents - oh we dunno - let's take housing and jobs - Larry's has nothing to say. Some might suggest he has absolutely no clue what a city's role should or ought to be.
Mayor Larry O'Brien - city of Ottawa
Larry O'Brien has been the most controversial Mayor in the city of Ottawa's history. From staff coming and going, to numerous bizzare public statements inluding equating the city's homeless to pigeons, to posing for questionable photo shots, to his senior staff using aliases to call talk radio, to other family members being investigated by the Ontario Provincial Police. Perhaps most controversial is the Mayor being charged in December of 2007 with two counts under Canada's Criminal Code including bribery and influence peddling.
The Mayor has steadfast refused to step aside until the charges are dealt with.
A Mayor's role is to lead - yet with Criminal charges hanging over his head in addition to his inability to grasp his role at the helm - our city Council has become dysfunctional.
What is clear is that the vast majority of residents in the city of Ottawa would like for nothing more than for this man to step aside - this is inclusive of the majority of those who helped to elect him to office.
We know that many of the city of Ottawa's councillors also would like for nothing more than for this man to step aside.
A man whose sole campaign promise was that he would hold the line on taxes. "Zero means Zero", he continually stated adding that he would hold taxes and user fees in Ottawa to zero for each year of his mandate. Yet this year alone the city of Ottawa's taxes and user fees are the highest increases in the city of Ottawa's history with Larry O'Brien fully endorsing the increase.
What is abundantly clear is that our city, Canada's Capital, has become a laughing stock across the country and around the world.
An embarassment brought on by one man.
The Mayor has steadfast refused to step aside until the charges are dealt with.
A Mayor's role is to lead - yet with Criminal charges hanging over his head in addition to his inability to grasp his role at the helm - our city Council has become dysfunctional.
What is clear is that the vast majority of residents in the city of Ottawa would like for nothing more than for this man to step aside - this is inclusive of the majority of those who helped to elect him to office.
We know that many of the city of Ottawa's councillors also would like for nothing more than for this man to step aside.
A man whose sole campaign promise was that he would hold the line on taxes. "Zero means Zero", he continually stated adding that he would hold taxes and user fees in Ottawa to zero for each year of his mandate. Yet this year alone the city of Ottawa's taxes and user fees are the highest increases in the city of Ottawa's history with Larry O'Brien fully endorsing the increase.
What is abundantly clear is that our city, Canada's Capital, has become a laughing stock across the country and around the world.
An embarassment brought on by one man.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
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Stranger than Fiction. Good god what next, Terry Kilrea winning Citizen of the Year or better yet, the Order of Canada.
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