By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen, December 1, 2014
Fewer committee meetings. Cancellation of travelling public sessions on rural
issues. A potential increase in secret gifts to elected officials. These are all
recommendations our freshly sworn-in council plans to consider at its inaugural
meeting Wednesday, and they are all measures that could decrease the
accountability and transparency of our municipal government. via
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Citizen.