OTTAWA — The scathing report into years of problems with Ottawa’s $2.1\u002Dbillion light rail system has prompted residents to call on those involved to own up to…
Just a few weeks into his new job, Sutcliffe is fielding questions about how to repair citizens’ trust in the city after a public inquiry into the LRT project described a pattern of deliberate malfeasance by its senior officials.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“It’s all going to come down to the service that people receive and that’s what’s going to restore their confidence,” he said.Article content Hubley is the last of them to remain in office. Watson decided not to run in the recent election, city manager Steve Kanellakos resigned on Monday two days before the report’s release and the former head of OC Transpo, John Manconi, retired in 2021.Article content
Wright-Gilbert has been outspoken throughout her term since 2019 about the lack of transparency from city officials and the Rideau Transit Group.Article content That leaves those currently in power fielding calls for resignations and apologies, Turnbull suggested.
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