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Like I have said.
People want Lansdowne to be developed.
Now it is time for a new poll with the two alternatives.
The Conservancy will win majority support.
People are in favor of change for sure, but not at the current price.
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Sure, you can organize a poll that has 90% of the population apparently "choosing" your proposal. The poll that seemed to spark this whole debate does not say what you say it does. The question is worded in a way to scare people who aren't fully informed of the issues and basically force them to choose the "delay the project" option and it makes your idea look so great that a significant proportion will choose the conservancy. The problem with this is that people aren't necessarily 100% or even 50% informed on the financial details of the plan or even the fact that this will remain a "meeting place" and a great public venue regardless of who owns it.
What would be better would be if we split the Ottawa region into geographical districts and people in each district would vote for a representattive. This representative would be paid full-time to educate themselves on complex city building plans like Lansdowne Live so that they can make an informed decision about what is best for their constituents and the city as a whole. Sound familiar? I believe this vote already happened. Get on with it already!
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