This week’s Municipal Panel was recorded in front of a live audience at the Ottawa People’s Summit. It was a standing room only.

Joanne, Jon and Neil discuss questions sent in :

* are new security measures at City Hall a sign of a government increasingly trying to distance itself from its residents

* what is the City doing well and what can it do better in public engagement?

* how should the City most effectively communicate with residents?

* why do public toilets in Ottawa get so little love and attention?

* what should the City be doing about “demolition by neglect” with its historic buildings?

* what are the most important issues coming forward at the City?

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