So city council voted down a motion for transparency.
I hope the names of the council members who voted against open and accountable government become published for all voters to remember next election.
Hiding behind the excuse of the "supposed" cost of transparency being about $80,000 to taxpayers as being the reason to reject the motion is cowardly rather than fiscal prudence.
Don't tell me that the people in City Hall are all so busy that they have no free time during the week to already make transparency a reality if the political will was there.
As stated in the news release, other well organized cities do so - just not ours.
The last city election promised change. Don't they all? Seems like we once again got more of the same old same old.
If there is one thing that all forms of power hate, it seems to be accountability and transparency to those that enabled their power. Give the voters the names for and against this motion - and keep the newspapers focused on more council hypocrisy.
It seems our vote is the only thing we are entitled to.
Leif Jensen
Prince George
