Sabrina Maddeaux: Leaders must face the music for city fiascos
The current fiasco in Ottawa is a perfect example of this. On Canada Day, Pimisi Station, the closest light-rail transit station to the city’s celebrations, was closed for public safety reasons. After much public outrage, itthat this was because Pimisi Station isn’t designed to handle “substantial crowds” and has a dearth of emergency escape routes.
Now, there are more problems. Three weeks ago, an inspection found a bearing issue that required the indefinite closure of Ottawa’s entire LRT system. Every train would have to be inspected for the same problem before resuming service.five single-car trains finally returned Torontonians can be forgiven for some skepticism about this projected timing. The new date was only released after public ire erupted when it was
And what will happen to them? In most cases, the answer is and will remain nothing at all. Perhaps a public apology, but even that’s no longer guaranteed. Ottawa residents are still waiting for one, even though OC Transpo executives and Mayor Mark Sutcliffe found time to pose for a smilingThis advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.The days of accountability in politics, the public service and Crown agencies seem near extinct at every level of government.
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