City of Ottawa Budget
It seems to be letter week. This letter is a little late, and I don’t have much time today to flesh it out, so I sent it by email to my city councillor. For those not in the know, Ottawa is facing a largish budget problem. Council has prepared a draft budget that slashes funding to everything good in favour of everything mundane.
Dear Mr. Doucet,
This short email is to encourage you to maintain our quality of life
here in Ottawa as we move through this budgeting process. I, for one,
would be willing to pay more in taxes to support our valuable
festivals and cultural events, as well as many of the other services
which the draft budget targets.
I am all for making cuts to improve efficiency. If we have reached our
maximum levels of efficiency, however, then we must open our wallets
to pay for those things which make Ottawa the place we love.
Colin Henein
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