I used to think that Lansdowne Live was a project being promoted by Messrs. Greenberg, Shenkman, Ruddy and Hunt. Now I am beginning to wonder if I have it wrong.
On August 29 the Citizen ran a column by Kenneth Gray under the headline "Councillor touts revamped Lansdowne plan". According to my Oxford Concise "tout" is to "solicit custom persistently". The article quotes Councillor Chiarelli as saying "I feel good about the whole thing".
In the Sun of September 1 an article is headed "Lansdowne plan has mayor in sales mode" and Mr. O'Brien is quoted as saying "I believe the business transaction and site planning is the best possible plan available that is tax neutral for the citizens of Ottawa."
And Le Droit ran an article on September 2 under the headline "O'Brien promet un beau melange" and goes on to quote the mayor saying "c'est un beau melange de prudence sur le plan economique et de design artistique de niveau international".
Wow! It seems that some of our elected members of Council consider that is their job to promote this deal. If OSEG has been considering hiring a PR team, they can save their money -- just rely on our local politicians. After all, they were out selling the proposal before any of the details were released. They would probably sell me a used car even before it comes onto the lot!
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