By Joanne Chianello, Ottawa Citizen, December 3, 2014
An amazing thing happened Wednesday at this term’s first city council meeting.
Councillors discussed, debated and disagreed on the specifics of a 289-page
governance review for more than two-and-a-half hours. And yet the sky didn’t
fall, there was no sign of dysfunction, and council seemed actually more
productive than ever. There were even a few compromise motions passed, with a
welcome absence of grandstanding. Could this be the dawn of a new era around the
council horseshoe? via
Chianello: New council shows early promise | Ottawa Citizen.