LISTEN: Ottawa city councillor says budget process limits public consultation, transparency

By CityNews Ottawa

Posted Dec 8, 2021 02:58:46 PM.

Speaking on CityNews' The Rob Snow Show ahead of the city council vote on Ottawa's 2022 draft budget, Somerset Ward councillor Catherine McKenney says the way the budget is drafted prevents fulsome debate on many key areas of spending.

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